Tag: Law firms

The 2021 Most Lists are live

Your must-read student career resources rank and analyse 100 law firms, 50 chambers and 30 law schools

Oct 1 2020 10:33am

2021 TCs will be mix of online and onsite learning, say City firms

Some have already begun remote trainee inductions in response to pandemic

Sep 18 2020 9:09am

Law firm office shuttered after being linked to 18 cases of COVID-19

But outfit hits back, saying it's trying its best under ‘tough’ circumstances -- and that council got it wrong

Sep 16 2020 10:57am

Let junior lawyers use your office if you’re not around, Freshfields partners told

New policy to coincide with move to 100 Bishopsgate

Aug 13 2020 2:47pm

Magic circle duo release financial results

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

Jul 17 2020 11:49am

Elite firms could ignore solicitor super-exam results and stick with old boys’ networks, diversity experts warn

SQE 'could help' with diversity but not if firms keep recruiting directly from top unis

Jul 14 2020 10:40am

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

Groans all round as law firm describes receptionist as ‘beautiful’ in Facebook post

'This was a comment made about a woman by another woman', says Alexander Grace Law

Jul 10 2020 11:21am

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

Female partner goes public with decision to quit ‘toxic’ law firm

‘I’ve been killing myself taking crazy assignments and working intense hours’, writes mystery lawyer in candid Reddit post

Jul 8 2020 9:29am

COVID-19: Emphasising the societal impact of business decisions

Future trainee solicitor Isabella Mason considers the implications for law firms

Jul 2 2020 10:38am

‘Should I work as a paralegal at the firm I’ve secured a training contract with?’

I planned to fill the gap with legal work but the job market is flat so options are limited, writes one Legal Cheek reader

Jun 19 2020 10:10am

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

Jun 19 2020 9:09am

Squire Patton Boggs and Osborne Clarke move summer vacation schemes online

Law firms continue to switch to virtual programmes amid virus disruption

Jun 8 2020 10:29am

Cleary Gottlieb cancels summer vacation schemes

COVID-19: Hopes to reschedule for later this year

Jun 1 2020 9:17am

National firm to close London office as it looks to embrace permanent remote-working

Slater and Gordon to find smaller hub suitable for post COVID-19 world

May 29 2020 1:41pm

10 ways to boost your chances of securing a training contract during lockdown

Learn a new skill, start a vlog, attend virtual law fairs and write for Legal Cheek -- there's plenty to do

May 29 2020 10:10am

Guess the law firm emoji quiz

Twenty of the country's top law firms illustrated using emoticons

May 28 2020 12:12pm