Tag: coronavirus
Clifford Chance defers partner profits and freezes salary reviews in wake of virus
Follows similar financial measures by magic circle counterparts
How law students can make the most of the lockdown
From virtual vac schemes to volunteering -- wannabe lawyers should use their time wisely, advises LPC student Charlotte Capper
Irwin Mitchell delays trainee start dates by six months in response to pandemic
Exclusive: New starters will now join in February 2021
Justices appear ‘virtually’ during Supreme Court swearing-in ceremony
Lord Justice Leggatt joins top bench amid pandemic lockdown
Gateley furloughs trainee solicitors
Some rookies may also have qualification dates pushed back in response to pandemic
Solicitors’ charity launches £1 million coronavirus hardship fund
SBA to help lawyers in serious financial difficulty
No plans to delay SQE because of Covid-19, says regulator
SRA responds to Durham Law School chief’s call for super-exam to be postponed in light of pandemic
Business but not as usual: Lawyers share ‘work from home’ snaps on social media
Including one trainee with a paralegal pet tortoise
Kim Kardashian tackles tort law with Tiger King themed question
Carole Baskin is one of the options
Don’t furlough staff to protect profits, ex-magic circle partner warns
Former Linklaters lawyer warns bosses not to leap straight for taxpayer cash
Norton Rose Fulbright’s four-day week plans get green light
COVID-19 latest: Eligible staff vote in favour of move that will see some work fewer hours for less pay
Pinsent Masons offers virtual summer vacation scheme
As Vinson & Elkins wraps up the first of its online programmes
Get out of bed and put on a shirt, judge tells Zooming lawyers
Makes plea after lawyers online etiquette falls short
COVID-19: City law furloughs and pay freezes continue
Outfits take financial measures to protect jobs amid pandemic
Trainees should qualify on time as Professional Skills Course moves online, says regulator
Law school giants ULaw, BPP and BARBRI Altior make provisions to deliver large number of modules remotely
Paralegal loses job after saying Boris Johnson ‘completely deserves’ COVID-19
Criminal defence firm VHS Fletchers disowns former employee
City law firms introduce belt-tightening measures in wake of COVID-19
Furloughs, pay cuts and partner profit deferrals
Hogan Lovells makes training contract offers early as it cancels summer vacation schemes
Exclusive: Some candidates offered winter vacation scheme places
Eversheds Sutherland launches chatroom app to combat lawyer loneliness during lockdown
Open House features range of discussion areas including wellbeing, hobbies and kidzone
Top City firms freeze junior lawyer pay in response to virus pandemic
HSF, Freshfields and A&O among outfits to introduce belt-tightening measures
COVID-19: Clifford Chance summer vacation scheme goes virtual
New online offering to feature networking sessions, cooking and yoga classes too