Tag: DWF

The benefits of training as a lawyer in the Midlands
Lawyers and legal education experts consider what Birmingham has to offer trainees

City law firms take nine spots in ‘Top 50 Employers for Women’ list
Recognised for paving the way towards gender-equal workplaces

Pressure to generate returns forces listed law firms to think outside the box
Investors aren’t interested in how many offices firms have got or other traditional prestige metrics

DWF launches business grad scheme
Roles in finance, HR and marketing up for grabs

Bitcoin, blockchain and cybersecurity: The hot tech topics law students should know about
A panel of legal technology experts go beyond the buzzwords

Revealed: The best law firms for legal tech 2021
From AI-powered doc review to smart contract signing software; which law firms are the most technologically advanced?

Revealed: The best law firms for work/life balance 2021
Which firms are offering the best of both worlds?

City law firms increase lawyer leave in light of lockdown 3.0
'Lockdown leave' schemes aimed at working parents and carers

Is it worth investing in listed law firms?
Legal profession's stock market performance was poor last year but 2021 could bring a recovery

DWF launches lawtech training seat geared towards STEM grads
Six-month pilot launches in February 2021

DWF ‘cautiously optimistic’ following summer cost-cutting measures
Listed giant's revenue up 14% on previous 12 months

DWF retains 25 of 39 trainee solicitors
Six on fixed-term deals

DWF to use government apprentice levy to fund new SQE solicitor training programme for graduates
Replaces training contract from January 2022

DWF reveals profit uptick despite ‘significant COVID-19 impact’
Listed law firm issues bullish trading update for first quarter of new financial year

8 City law firms among most family-friendly employers
DWF and Pinsent Masons make top ten -- again

DWF scraps specific A-Level requirements for training contract seekers
Social mobility push comes amid results chaos for college leavers

9 City law firms make gender equality employer list
Recognised for creating workplace environments inclusive of women

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

DWF pairs trainees with partners who qualified during 2008 financial crash to mentor them through COVID-19 uncertainty
37 rookies jostle for just 25 NQ jobs

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

Pregnant law firm partner calls out top QC for ‘every day sexism’
DWF's Naomi Pryde says unnamed silk contacted a male junior lawyer about her case, assuming she'd be 'indisposed'