Tag: COVID-19

The opportunities for future City lawyers in a post-COVID world

Three associates from the London offices of Freshfields, Baker McKenzie and Reed Smith join a ULaw careers expert to share advice

Jul 28 2020 12:55pm

‘Eat Out to Help Out’… at the Supreme Court

Top court’s café joins government’s new discount scheme -- but remains closed for now

Jul 28 2020 11:11am
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Beware the legal outsourcing second wave, junior City lawyers

What comes after the pandemic may not be good for MoneyLaw salaries

Jul 28 2020 9:07am

Magic circle partner reveals how home-working has changed his life for the better

A&O funds lawyer Paul Sampson says he can now have dinner with his wife and read his kids a bedtime story

Jul 27 2020 9:09am

BPTC student raises bias and privacy concerns over exam proctoring

BSB says online exams aren't 'discriminatory' but union have come out in support of students wanting to pursue potential legal action

Jul 23 2020 12:12pm

US firms hold the MoneyLaw line

Akin Gump, Vinson & Elkins, Sidley and Debevoise have 'no plans' to reduce London trainee or NQ pay

Jul 23 2020 10:09am

A group of anonymous BPP students have published an open letter complaining about LPC lockdown ‘failures’

'All concerns raised by students are taken seriously and dealt with using the processes stated in our regulations,' says law school in response

Jul 22 2020 4:35pm

Future City trainee goes public with concerns about doing training contract remotely

'I struggle to see how this could truly be replicated virtually'

Jul 21 2020 9:18am

Walker Morris keeps NQs on £29k trainee pay until November

New qualifiers must wait two months for salary hike

Jul 17 2020 12:09pm

Magic circle duo release financial results

Effect of COVID-19 shows up in Linklaters and Allen & Overy figures

Jul 17 2020 11:49am

‘Working at a music festival, in the army and as a teacher made me a better lawyer’

Baker McKenzie’s Jonathan Tham highlights the importance of non-legal work experience

Jul 15 2020 2:29pm

Regulator apologises to BPTC students following exam booking chaos

Some spent several hours on the line only to be hung up on or told to call back later

Jul 15 2020 1:22pm

5 predictions for the post-COVID corporate law world

ULaw’s director of employability outlines what would-be City lawyers can expect

Jul 13 2020 3:35pm

Dentons closes two UK offices and moves to permanent home-working

Measure applies to all staff including five of the firm's trainees in Aberdeen and Watford

Jul 13 2020 10:55am

What does the future hold for the UK’s largest listed law firm?

City trainee Clive Wong examines the fall in its share price from a pre-COVID market high of 143p

Jul 10 2020 1:49pm

University of London delays LLB exams after students encounter ‘bandwidth difficulties’

Exclusive: 'Small minority' of undergraduates affected, says uni

Jul 10 2020 9:13am

US law firms hold London NQ pay steady amid COVID-19 uncertainty

White & Case and Cleary Gottlieb opt against rises or cuts for now

Jul 8 2020 11:52am

COVID-19: Lawyer attends court in hazmat suit

Florida's Samuel J. Rabin Jr. takes no chances

Jul 8 2020 10:28am