Tag: News

Another woman is now in charge of a top City law firm

Ascent of Berwin Leighton Paisner's Lisa Mayhew offers hope to female corporate lawyers

Feb 3 2015 2:27pm

The Bar Council is giving junior barristers thousands of pounds to go to international conferences — apply here!

Up to £2,500 per barrister available to fund flights, hotels and other costs arising from participation in conferences abroad

Feb 3 2015 11:45am

‘Unexploited’ legal market gives lawyers chance to escape grind and become tech entrepreneurs

Corporate lawyer founder of Silicon Roundabout legal start-up on how he secured £260K investment -- and why he sees market primed with opportunity for solicitors and barristers

Feb 3 2015 10:13am

Grayling Magna Carta party latest — win raffle to open a bridge

Highlight of Ministry of Justice’s controversial Global Law Summit to be a bottleneck of traffic in east London

Feb 3 2015 9:01am

Bar is ‘fantastic’ for working parents says Ed Miliband’s wife — but her chambers has just 17% women QCs

Justine Thornton's ringing endorsement of "family-friendly" bar not backed up by stats

Feb 2 2015 2:15pm

Herbert Smith Freehills and Reed Smith both post retention rates of over 90%

International City giants will hang on to 93% and 91% of their trainees

Feb 2 2015 10:21am

Guilty until proven innocent? Ministry of Justice mistakenly reverses the burden of proof

Top legal tweeters Mukul Chawla QC and David Allen Green call out MoJ

Feb 2 2015 8:26am

Junior lawyer battles food waste living on a pound a day for charity

Corporate law specialist at Trethowans in one-woman challenge against modern world laziness

Jan 30 2015 11:02am

Twitter shock at barrister’s triple ‘C-bomb’

Is senior junior at 1 Gray's Inn Square the most foul-mouthed lawyer on Twitter?

Jan 30 2015 9:54am

Morning round-up: Friday 30 January

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jan 30 2015 8:01am

Freshfields first in magic circle to release trainee retention rate, with 85% staying on

Figure is a 5% boost over last year as 44 newly-qualifying lawyer are set to pick up £67,500 starting salaries

Jan 29 2015 3:01pm

Tadpoles and pigs play key role in high street law firm paralegal hiring policy

"Insult to intelligence" critical reasoning test pivotal in determining whether you’re up to the task of checking land registry searches at west country solicitors’ firm

Jan 29 2015 12:34pm

Morning round-up: Thursday 29 January

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jan 29 2015 8:04am

Wigs and gowns set to be this season’s must-have after Amal Clooney namechecks Chancery Lane outfitters

"I'm wearing Ede & Ravenscroft," quips Doughty Street barrister

Jan 28 2015 5:15pm

The campaign for the trainee solicitor minimum salary is being resurrected

Battle to protect trainee pay not over yet

Jan 28 2015 10:56am

Criminal Bar Association makes awkward U-turn over Global Legal Summit

Previous chairman described controversial event as Putin-esque; his successor is a confirmed speaker

Jan 28 2015 9:09am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 28 January

The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts

Jan 28 2015 8:05am

Two more corporate firms post strong trainee retention rates

Encouraging figures released by White & Case and Osborne Clarke

Jan 27 2015 1:44pm