Tag: Solicitors

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The most impressive law firm offices — 2019 edition
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Looking up: How the North is becoming an international legal powerhouse
CMS lawyers deliver commercial awareness and careers advice insights

How do I tell my training firm I’m accepting an NQ position elsewhere?
One soon-to-be associate needs readers' help

How to get through a training contract while recovering from a serious injury
City trainee Clive Wong explains how he juggled work commitments with months of rehabilitation

National law firm pursues ex-trainees for £9,000 LPC fees
Rookies left after Veale Wasbrough Vizards was unable to accommodate their qualification preferences

‘I went into the office on Tuesday morning and didn’t leave until Sunday,’ claims ex-magic circle trainee solicitor ‘Max Johnson’
The Guardian publishes astonishing claim by anonymised source

SRA spent £3.1 million on failed Leigh Day case — here’s what it could have bought instead
Yacht, private island or a seemingly endless supply of Nando's?

City law diversity schemes criticised for ‘box-ticking’
Chair of high profile programme hits back with strong-worded response

5 things we learned about lawtech at Addleshaw Goddard
Legal technology leaders lay down some home truths

AI isn’t about cutting solicitor numbers, says SRA
While regulator attacked over SQE for doing 'violence to the law'

Vlogging future magic circle trainee parodies Ariana Grande’s ‘thank u, next’ music video
University of Bristol law grad Eve Cornwell’s clip has already racked up 47,000 views

Elderly rights solicitor cleared of neglect after 79-year-old mother’s body found covered in excrement
Conviction quashed by Court of Appeal

Slaughter and May ups newly-qualified solicitor pay by 4% to £83,000
Xmas bonuses for junior lawyers and trainees, too

The Apprentice exclusive: Solicitor Sarah Ann Magson reveals she won’t be quitting law anytime soon
Legal Cheek sits down with BBC show's latest firee

ECJ says UK can reverse Brexit
Ahead of crucial Commons vote on PM's deal tomorrow

DWF to offer earn-while-you-learn solicitor apprenticeships
Rookies rotate through eight seats as part of intense training programme

Law Society likes tweet criticising SRA’s new digital badge
Then unlikes it

The Apprentice: High street solicitor fired following boozy Christmas chocolate task
'It was an amazing experience', Sarah Ann Magson tells Legal Cheek

My most memorable pro bono case
Herbert Smith Freehills lawyers share their stories