Tag: Solicitors

SRA seeks law students and lawyers to sit SQE2 pilot
Cash and work placements up for grabs

The hungover associate
A Monday cartoon courtesy of The Sketching Solicitor

18 ‘social justice’ training contracts up for grabs at top UK legal charities
Applications open today

Love Island 2019: Limerick law grad winner reveals he still wants to qualify as a solicitor
Pro rugby player Greg O'Shea stays true to himself and snubs post-Island influencer life

‘I work for a Big Four accountancy firm but want to be a corporate lawyer’
Early career changer requires readers' advice

Bristol Uni law students to help bereaved families under new inquest service
Pro bono clinic hopes to ‘plug the gap’ left by legal aid

‘It won’t be long until you’re a kept woman’: Soon-to-be-married barrister goes public with male opponent’s sexist remark
Prompting legal Twitterati to share their sexism stories

Allen & Overy bumps trainee pay as it reveals 89% autumn retention score
£46,500 in year one, rising to £52,500 in year two

Crown Prosecution Service more ‘attractive’ place to work than the magic circle, say law students
Aspiring lawyers value work/life balance over international career

Incoming Exeter Law School chief: Super-exam pilot ‘obscures as much as it reveals’
SQE 1 performance reports lack technical detail, argues Professor Richard Moorhead -- but regulator insists new exam will meet 'high standards'

Former MP Fiona Onasanya struck off as solicitor
Commercial property law specialist was jailed for three months after lying to avoid speeding points

‘Untrainable’ solicitor slated by employment tribunal over training contract behaviour
Career changer 'clearly unable to accept he was a trainee'

Harry Potter star Emma Watson launches #MeToo legal advice helpline
Free service includes guidance on NDAs and settlement agreements

Addleshaw Goddard paralegal apprentice left homeless after escaping forced wedding wins £150,000 apartment
Turnaround in fortunes for aspiring real estate lawyer

Clifford Chance tops magic circle trainee pay table with fresh rises
£48,000 in year one, rising to £54,000 in year two

No deal Brexit disastrous for aspiring lawyers, Law Society warns
Disruptive departure could damage UK's ability to attract and retain world's top legal talent

London lawyer who tried to pinch mobile phones at Dubai airport struck off
Ordered to pay £8,500 in costs

The dos and don’ts of training contract deadline day
Seven speedy tips for last-minute TC seekers

Addleshaw Goddard pledges pay boost for cleaners as trade union plots protest
City outfit to ensure outsourced cleaning staff get London living wage