Tag: Law firms

Falling through the cracks of the furlough scheme — a NQ lawyer’s perspective

'I feel I have effectively been forced out of the profession', a junior family solicitor writes

May 28 2020 9:18am

Millennial lawyers aren’t ‘work-shy, ill-informed or lazy’

Academics Andrew Francis and Lydia Bleasdale outline the challenges facing younger lawyers and the importance of managing expectations

May 26 2020 9:29am

60% of legal workers think firms should be doing more to support remote working

But three quarters say lockdown has shown they can work effectively from home

May 22 2020 8:38am

Law students pessimistic about pandemic career prospects, survey shows

But future trainees think their TC offers will still be honoured

May 21 2020 11:00am

Linklaters announces two-week virtual vacation scheme with three weeks’ pay

COVID-19: Last of the magic fivesome to reveal student summer plans

May 21 2020 9:15am

Law firm embraces ‘legal glamping’ in response to pandemic

April King opts for eye-catching tent solution as lawyers prepare to return to office

May 20 2020 11:38am

Simmons & Simmons and Akin Gump summer vacation schemes move online

As Eversheds explores similar option

May 18 2020 9:25am

An open letter to law firms considering deferring training contracts

They should look to the past before making decisions on trainees' futures

May 15 2020 9:48am

Over 60% of legal staff want to work from home post-lockdown

Not having to commute top reason for ditching the office

May 14 2020 8:58am

Lawyers are ‘biggest threat to reopening the economy’, claims financial journalist

Prepare for tide of litigation post-lockdown Michael Lynn forecasts

May 13 2020 11:24am

A&O follows Clifford Chance, Freshfields and Slaughters with virtual vacation scheme

Mayer Brown, White & Case and Travers Smith summer internships also move online

May 13 2020 9:09am

Slaughters, Bakers, Bird & Bird, Skadden and Debevoise move to virtual vacation schemes

New online offerings to mirror in-office experience but will be shorter than originally planned

May 11 2020 9:31am

Deloitte scraps summer legal internships — offers interns £500 instead

Big Four player to run voluntary four-week virtual mentorship programme, as more law firms cancel vacation schemes in view of COVID-19

May 6 2020 11:24am

The technological disruption facing law firms in the wake of the pandemic

Times of necessity have rocketed innovative practices into daily life a lot sooner than many expected

May 5 2020 10:28am

Surrey man ordered to hand over ‘sidleylawyers’ domain name to Sidley Austin

Anil Mannick wanted US law firm to pay him £2,400 for web address

May 1 2020 1:06pm

Freshfields and Taylor Wessing summer vacation schemes will go ahead — online

City law firms continue to switch to virtual programmes amid virus disruption

Apr 29 2020 10:48am

Will success of home-working prompt firms to rethink their plush City offices?

Pandemic puts question mark over corporate law's love-affair with swanky spaces

Apr 27 2020 12:50pm

Biotech start-up calls on law firms to donate acetate sheets for PPE production

Plastic A4 covers converted into face masks for NHS workers

Apr 23 2020 11:17am

Business but not as usual: Lawyers share ‘work from home’ snaps on social media

Including one trainee with a paralegal pet tortoise

Apr 17 2020 9:33am