Tag: Solicitors

Mayer Brown posts 82% trainee solicitor retention rate

Nine out of 11 rookies secure full time positions

Jun 13 2019 8:57am

Penningtons Manches and Thomas Cooper confirm tie-up

UK player to merge with shipping specialist to create new £90 million outfit

Jun 12 2019 12:27pm

Vegans should be legally exempt from workplace tea rounds, argues London lawyer

They shouldn't be asked to handle cows' milk

Jun 12 2019 10:15am

New City law firm recruitment portal targets grads with good grades against the odds

Diversity hiring specialist Rare wants to help outfits unearth 'historically hidden talent' and boost social mobility

Jun 12 2019 8:41am

White & Case boosts London trainee solicitor pay by 6%

£48,000 in year one, rising to £53,000 in year two

Jun 11 2019 12:43pm

London NQ pay at Skadden hits £133,000

Rises for rookies too

Jun 11 2019 10:55am

MPs demand clampdown on lawyers who help bosses cover up sexual harassment

Regulators like the Law Society not doing enough on dodgy non-disclosure agreements, report says

Jun 11 2019 8:38am

How lawtech looked in the 90s

ULaw campus dean Sarah Pooley reveals how innovation has long been a feature of legal practice and what it now means for future lawyers

Jun 10 2019 3:29pm

No misconduct trial for Boris Johnson after High Court intervenes

Summons for allegedly lying during Brexit referendum quashed

Jun 7 2019 1:45pm

Ban for former Ropes & Gray London trainee who ‘traced’ client’s signature

Failed to act with integrity, according to SRA decision

Jun 6 2019 5:56pm

Firm charges law students £695 for ‘virtual internship’

Company co-founder accepts it's 'a bit controversial'

Jun 5 2019 12:47pm

£500,000 fine for solicitor who turned terraced house into office

Failure to pay up could result in a five-year prison sentence

Jun 5 2019 8:44am

BCLP and Bindmans team up with Queen Mary to offer LLB students year-long paid placements

Russell Group uni builds on 2015 tie-up with Reed Smith

Jun 3 2019 9:08am

Profession prepares for big changes in training of lawyers

Scrapping of LPC, shift to apprenticeships and focus on tech prompt enthusiasm and anxiety in equal measure

May 31 2019 11:15am

How can I best prepare for life at a ‘notoriously busy’ US firm?

I’m moving from a mid-tier outfit and want to hit the ground running

May 31 2019 9:51am

The private prosecution of Boris Johnson – what happens next?

Criminal barrister Rhys Rosser explains

May 30 2019 10:11am