Tag: Solicitors

Super-exam pilot results: make SQE1 the theory test and leave practical skills for SQE2
Testing skills during SQE1 doesn’t really work, says examiner

Former Baker McKenzie London chief faces prosecution for alleged sexual misconduct
Regulator publishes details

I bought a Gucci handbag and pretended to like rugby in a bid to fit in with my magic circle peers
Career success shouldn't come at the sacrifice of being yourself, says City lawyer turned career coach Husnara Begum

‘Oh sh*t! It’s the SRA!’
A Monday funny courtesy of The Sketching Solicitor

Law and politics: Is the romance finally over?
Fewer MPs have a background in law

Top fintech start-up launches law training contract
Challenger bank OakNorth has recruited three trainees so far

Linklaters increases London GDL maintenance grant to £10,000
Matching moves by three out of five magic circle members

Boris’ cabinet cull sees barrister Buckland land Lord Chancellor role
Former justice minister replaces David Gauke, joining host of other lawyers in BoJo's cabinet

London litigation funder in training contract first
Includes City law firm secondment

Brexit Party chairman threatens to sue Remain campaigning Nottingham Uni law grad
'He's hired a big old law firm to basically destroy me', Femi Oluwole claims

Lord Neuberger-backed AI contract drafting tool secures £2 million funding
It's currently being piloted by Clifford Chance, Pinsent Masons and Withers

Nottingham’s thriving legal scene presents new opportunities for aspiring lawyers
ULaw Nottingham campus dean and former real estate partner Andy Matthews shares insights from his time in practice

Lord Chancellor David Gauke prepares to quit cabinet over Boris Johnson’s no deal Brexit promise
Former City lawyer will reportedly hand in resignation on Wednesday

DWF trainee solicitor who shared confidential client information with a friend loses unfair dismissal claim
Sacked just before qualification

Mishcon de Reya ponders stock market flotation
City firm mulls doing a DWF in bid to raise capital, according to report

I have training contract offers from magic circle firms in the Middle East and a US MoneyLaw outfit in London — which do I choose?
I would appreciate readers' advice

3 mistakes aspiring City lawyers must avoid
Experts from PRIME alliance member law firms Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Linklaters, Mayer Brown and BPP University Law School share their insights

Pinsent Masons retains 57 out of 72 qualifying trainees
A score of 79%