Tag: Lawyers

Fulham man complains that his aspiring lawyer flatmate (whose TC has been cancelled) is claiming benefits while being financed by mum and dad
His parents pay for his rent, Tube fare, food shops and nights out

Pop star Halsey reveals she’s studying law
Singer plans to sit California bar exam

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

Lawyers are ‘biggest threat to reopening the economy’, claims financial journalist
Prepare for tide of litigation post-lockdown Michael Lynn forecasts

Legal workers Zoom meeting interrupted by naked colleague
They'd been chatting about civil procedure when 'Ben' appeared starkers on screen

UK legal vacancies plunge 75% during pandemic
Job applications also tumble, new research reveals

Former Milbank junior lawyer probed over ‘opportunistic’ COVID-19 mentoring site
Singapore-based associate accused of targeting vulnerable TC hunters with costly online offering

Law course provider in hot water over ‘misleading’ ads
Claimed to be '#1 QLTS provider'

Shearman & Sterling lawyers offered six month sabbaticals for 30% pay
As Reed Smith introduces unpaid leave scheme

The dos and don’ts of virtual vac schemes
Essential online etiquette

London lawyer in Frozen lockdown parody
Charlotte Fisher dons Disney character Elsa get-up to raise funds for NHS charities

Business but not as usual: Lawyers share ‘work from home’ snaps on social media
Including one trainee with a paralegal pet tortoise

Eversheds Sutherland launches chatroom app to combat lawyer loneliness during lockdown
Open House features range of discussion areas including wellbeing, hobbies and kidzone

Trainees flock home to mum and dad amid coronavirus pandemic
Be a magic circle hotshot from your childhood bedroom

Video: Legal life before and after COVID-19
From City law to social distancing

Law under lockdown: Junior lawyers share their home-working experiences
Some love it, some not so much…

Private school kids continue to dominate corporate law
'Much more work to be done', says SRA chief

Virtual Legal Cheek Awards: Shortlist announced for Firm of the Year
Winner to be announced at exclusive online ceremony tonight from 6pm

Taylor Wessing extends meditation app to future trainees as it ramps up wellbeing support for home-working lawyers
City outfit set to launch virtual yoga and Skype choir sessions

COVID-19: MoJ lists which lawyers are ‘key workers’
Their children can attend school or nursery from today