Tag: Solicitors

Phone-hacking lawyer Mark Lewis to face disciplinary tribunal over ‘offensive’ social media posts
The allegations are as of yet unproven

Manchester Uni’s law, business and computer science departments join forces with Freshfields and DWF for new lawtech research and teaching project
Now the scientists are getting involved

Trainee lawyer who performed CPR on client awarded for life-saving actions
Adam French received a national 'Everyday Heroes' gong

Ince & Co and Gordon Dadds in tie-up talks to create UK’s largest listed law firm
Statement issued to the London Stock Exchange

Labour conference round-up: Party says it will open law centres and raises concerns over digitisation of justice
Legal aid is a 'pillar of the welfare state', says shadow justice minister

The Apprentice: ULaw grad and solicitor among this year’s contestants
Aspiring City lawyer Kurran Pooni and civil specialist Sarah Ann Magson to battle it out before Lord Sugar in this year’s series

Law, lager and lemonade: Is the legal sector over the limit?
We need to strike a healthy balance at legal events, says one future City trainee

PwC strikes ‘strategic alliance’ with US law firm
Big Four's assault on the legal market continues

Ropes & Gray combines contextual recruitment and CV blind in revamped trainee hiring process
US player will now recruit rookies exclusively from its vac scheme

Top Slaughter and May partner compares firm’s lawyers to ‘pack of wolves’
Taking the magic circle player's name a little too literally?

The lawyer tasked with re-imagining Norton Rose Fulbright for the AI age
It all began when a partner asked David Carter to write a report on potential innovations to improve efficiency

London law firm advertises ‘voluntary’ three-month internship
It's unclear whether the role is paid or not

Research: Over 80% of lawyers ‘dislike’ lawyers
Half believe their co-workers are lazy

DLA Piper boosts junior lawyer pay to £77,000 as City rises continue
Global giant's trainees also handed extra cash

A third of solicitors attacked or threatened, new research suggests
Vast majority of incidents took place within offices or a court

Hogan Lovells partner ordered to pay £18,000 after sacking pregnant nanny
Employment tribunal judge finds City lawyer's nanny was unfairly dismissed

Eversheds Sutherland bumps London NQ lawyer pay to £72,000
Trainees also handed pay boosts

How Lehman Brothers’ collapse paved the way for MoneyLaw and the minimum wage
2008 financial crisis shaped the legal profession as we know it

Clyde & Co bumps trainee and junior lawyer pay as it confirms autumn retention score of 83%
One NQ is on a fixed term deal