Tag: Solicitors

First ever law scholarship for STEM students unveiled

STEM Future Lawyers joins forces with BPP University Law School to launch GDL scholarship for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) students

Nov 14 2018 7:31am

Junior solicitor whose hair fell out as she struggled to meet billing targets struck off after successful SRA appeal

Sovani James handed two-year ban earlier this year for faking documents

Nov 13 2018 3:34pm

Sidley Austin lawyer’s widow reveals how work pressures pushed her husband to suicide in heartbreaking open letter

Gabe MacConaill committed suicide in the carpark of the firm's Los Angeles office last month

Nov 13 2018 11:23am

The tension between innovation and regulation

Osborne Clarke lawyers discuss the big commercial awareness question of the moment

Nov 12 2018 4:00pm

Event: The growth of international law firms in the UK — with CMS in Sheffield

Tuesday 20 November at CMS's Sheffield office

Nov 9 2018 5:21pm

Legal Entrepreneurs: How a Schillings trainee made it to The Independent — and then quit to start his own media law firm

Reviewed & Cleared CEO David Burgess shares what led him to leave his high-flying job and run a business

Nov 8 2018 3:18pm

New solicitor super-exam ‘likely’ to cost between £3,000 – £4,500

But SRA delays implementation date until September 2021, one year later than previously proposed

Nov 8 2018 7:59am

Exclusive: Tycoon tried to source City training contract for businessman’s daughter during multi-million pound property deal negotiations

Fladgate, Macfarlanes, K&L Gates among firms approached without success, according to High Court

Nov 7 2018 9:03am

We spoke to Herbert Smith Freehills pro bono associate Andrew Barton about the growing importance of free legal work

Ahead of tomorrow's 'How lawyers can make a difference through pro bono and CSR -- with Herbert Smith Freehills' event, Andrew Barton talks about his career to date and why it's important for lawyers to give back

Nov 6 2018 4:26pm

Meet the vlogging future magic circle trainee who has racked up nearly 3 million views on YouTube

Bristol University law grad is closing in on 100,000 subscribers

Nov 6 2018 1:19pm
RPC training contract insurance insurtech

6 things students need to know about insurance law and insurtech

RPC insurance specialists deliver insights on hot commercial awareness topic

Nov 5 2018 3:00pm

Solicitor billed 68 hours in one day

She was also discovered living at a property purchased using the assets of a client estate

Nov 2 2018 9:20am
BCLP lawyers training contract law students

What I’ve learned so far: Advice from a trainee loving City law life

Olivia Davies’ love of sport -- and law -- helped her secure a training contract at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. Since joining she has done seats in real estate and construction, and a secondment in Abu Dhabi

Nov 1 2018 4:16pm

Macfarlanes follows Allen & Overy in publishing 2018 gender pay gap data

City outfit reveals a partner inclusive result of 75%

Nov 1 2018 2:13pm

Law Society launches super-exam guide

But there are still plenty of unknowns

Nov 1 2018 10:07am