Tag: Law firms

Eddie Redmayne cast as partner of top US law firm in next film

Hollywood heartthrob set to play namesake partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore

Aug 17 2016 11:59am

Eversheds lawyers eye free ice cream as heatwave returns

Partner hired ice cream van last month to appease sweaty solicitors

Aug 17 2016 10:41am

Legal profession comes out in defence of ‘military chasing’ Public Interest Lawyers

Makes a change from the barrage of abuse the firm is used to

Aug 16 2016 10:56am

Lawyers clash over plans for top firms to help police with cybercrime investigations

"Public-private partnership" throws up doubt over solicitors’ motives

Aug 15 2016 11:22am

Global megafirm blues: Life as a rockstar lawyer after the merger

Meet new fictional columnist Mike Kitson, whose boutique firm has just been swallowed up by a US commercial behemoth

Aug 12 2016 1:41pm

Regulator: Bogus law firm problem ‘not going away’ as report says they exceed 700 a year

And almost half involve criminals cloning the identity of an existing law firm

Jul 26 2016 9:01am

The very best legal work experience horror stories

Includes: Being mistaken for a criminal and fainting in court

Jul 19 2016 9:04am

Neo-Nazi who shot dead former Freshfields junior lawyer sentenced to 11-and-a-half years

Family outraged as Luke Holland’s killer given a reduced sentence because he was drunk

Jul 12 2016 11:36am

Could Tinder help you get a training contract?

I’m not talking about widening the age range on your profile so you can match with partners

Jun 23 2016 11:25am

Average senior in-house lawyer now takes home over £165,000

5% pay-packet increase for City law firm shunners

Jun 21 2016 1:25pm

A major law firm has been dramatically shut down by the Solicitors Regulation Authority

Move comes after Legal Aid Agency referred Blavo & Co to the police

Oct 14 2015 11:13am

Former Freshfields junior lawyer, 31, shot dead in Berlin

Luke Holland, who was with magic circle firm until 2013, killed outside nightclub

Sep 25 2015 9:03am

This corporate law firm’s 1956 guide to recruiting ‘lady lawyers’ is slightly terrifying

"If the paper records are the same, the man is given preference, barring some personality defect"

Sep 14 2015 11:55am

‘To be a good advocate you need courage above all’

As a junior barrister Herbert Smith Freehills' Tom Leech QC could never sleep before a hearing. But he kept going...

Jun 18 2015 11:16am

City lawyers pour cold water over proposed apprenticeship qualifying route

Professional regulators’ plans described as potentially weakening entry standards by not even requiring GCSEs

Jun 17 2015 1:11pm

Global firm CMS kicks off fourth year of state school student law degree bursary

Scheme is designed to encourage sixth-formers from “disadvantaged backgrounds” to have a punt at legal profession

Jun 8 2015 9:32am