Tag: coronavirus

Womble Bond Dickinson extends training contracts by six months in response to coronavirus
Exclusive: Firm also pushes back autumn TC start dates

COVID-19: Emphasising the societal impact of business decisions
Future trainee solicitor Isabella Mason considers the implications for law firms

DLA Piper and Baker McKenzie latest to cut NQ pay
Both firms anticipate salary reviews in due course

ULaw and BPP confirm campuses will reopen this autumn
Temperature tests and other safety measures to combat virus spread will be put in place

BCLP cuts NQ solicitor pay to £78,000
Belt-tightening measures across the City continue

‘We just love being lawyers’, sings CMS choir
The show must go on -- even under lockdown

Allen & Overy cuts NQ solicitor pay by 10%
COVID-19 response measure follows Slaughter and May salary decrease

COVID-19: Mini-pupillages move online
Much like the virtual vacation schemes now being offered by corporate law firms

Baker McKenzie offers lawyers part-paid summer sabbaticals in response to pandemic
Also implements reduced working week option

How to secure a training contract at a global law firm in Hong Kong
Five industry experts share their top tips

Virtual Pride 2020: Law firms move celebrations online in light of COVID-19
Bingo, discos and virtual 'voguing' -- a lot is going on(line) in recognition of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies

Hogan Lovells cuts NQ pay and freezes salaries for some trainees
Exclusive: Second year rookies to remain on first year salaries

Top paying magic circle firm keeps NQ pay at £100k
Freshfields freeze; fellow big payer HSF also declines to cut

How training contract hunters can stand out from the crowd after COVID-19
ULaw’s director of employability John Watkins discusses the importance of being productive and why future lawyers must exude web-cam confidence

Allen & Overy reopens City HQ on ‘permission-only basis’
Distancing measures put in place

Over half of legal workers stressed about job hunting amid coronavirus
One in four have put their search on hold

What will the lawyer of the future look like?
Four experts explore the rise of NewLaw and consider the training options on the horizon

Dentons rolls out ‘track and trace’ system as it reopens London office
Will operate at 25% capacity with no movement between floors

Revealed: The practice areas most (and least) impacted by coronavirus
Lockdown has hit certain specialisms hardest -- but there are reasons for optimism, writes LexisNexis marketing chief Christopher O’Connor

Could COVID-19 spit attacks amount to constructive manslaughter?
Birmingham University law student Anna Hayes considers the cases of Trevor Belle and Belly Mujinga