Tag: Solicitors

‘Vulnerable’ junior lawyers need greater protection from ‘toxic and uncaring’ law firms

JLD pens open letter to regulator in wake of controversial whistleblower decision

Feb 14 2019 1:06pm

Brexit-backing former Brighton Uni fashion student raises £77,000 in fight against ‘top lawyers in the land’

Darren Grimes, 25, is appealing fine for breaking electoral law in EU referendum

Feb 14 2019 10:30am

The law firm canteens dishing up the most delectable cuisines – 2019 edition

A rundown of the corporate outfits leaving rookies hungry for more

Feb 14 2019 9:07am

Research: 60% of lawyers want to ditch ‘stuffy office traditions’ like dress codes and long meetings

Nearly half say they'd quit current role to join a more forward-thinking firm

Feb 12 2019 9:00am
White & Case, solicitor, training contract

Aspiring City lawyers need to be open-minded and flexible

White & Case associate Ralph Goodchild shares his story and what he learnt along the way

Feb 11 2019 4:33pm

Court evacuated after lawyer turns up covered in bed bugs

'I don’t even think he cared,' says security guard

Feb 11 2019 10:28am

SRA defends decision to prosecute ‘bullied’ trainee solicitor whistleblower

Emily Scott was struck off despite reporting firm's fraud

Feb 7 2019 10:52am

‘Turning law into justice’: Lord Harley returns with flashy new website

Former solicitor-advocate faces fraud retrial after collapsing in court last month

Feb 7 2019 10:11am

High Court blocks ex-Linklaters director from revealing what he called firm’s ‘struggle with women in the workplace’

Injunction stops former employee disclosing information concerning three incidents

Feb 6 2019 12:30pm

Two Barclays lawyers killed in Italian avalanche

Colleagues 'devastated by the loss'

Feb 5 2019 12:00pm

Ayesha Vardag: From pregnant magic circle trainee to £845-an-hour Queen of Divorce

High-flying family lawyer reflects on incredible life in candid interview

Feb 5 2019 8:47am

My life as a lawyer advising on the online retail revolution

Ahead of ‘How tech is changing finance, retail and the law’ with Womble Bond Dickinson in Southampton on Thursday, we caught up with one of the firm’s top commercial property partners

Feb 4 2019 3:45pm

Allen & Overy launches Belfast training contracts

Open to grads currently working in the magic circle outfit's Northern Irish centre

Feb 4 2019 2:46pm

‘Terribly let down’: Whistleblowing trainee solicitor hits back at strike off decision

Emily Scott was struck off after reporting bosses' fraud

Feb 4 2019 12:42pm

Law Society ups recommended trainee minimum salary by 2.6%

£22,121 in London and £19,619 elsewhere

Feb 4 2019 10:31am

DWF to push ahead with flotation in UK’s largest law firm listing

An important step for future growth, says global outfit's chief

Jan 31 2019 1:01pm