Tag: Solicitors

Law Society condemns Trump’s attack on lawyers as top firms quietly remove DEI content from their websites
Hogan Lovells and Latham & Watkins among those to make online tweaks

Ex-Cooley lawyer handed six-month suspension for stalking former girlfriend
Sent her 'unsolicited items' including flowers and Haribo sweets

Trump’s D&I crackdown expands: A&O Shearman, Freshfields and Hogan Lovells among latest law firm targets
20 major outfits face probe

Kirkland cements BigLaw dominance with record $8.8 billion revenue
Average partner profits soar to $9.25 million

YouTuber shares life as a Magic Circle trainee — in and out of the office
Liberty Miles has racked up 80k+ subscribers

Appeal launched to support stranded trainees following RBG collapse
Seven seek support

‘Give them some leeway’: Lawfluencer urges firms to stand by trainees who fail SQE
Appeal follows latest exam results

Law firm earnings up, but it’s taking longer for clients to pay
Law Society research

‘Failed SQE1 and lost my training contract — what now?’
SQE student seeks advice

Business Secretary ‘corrects record’ on Addleshaw solicitor claim
Addresses House of Commons

Why AI probably won’t disrupt law firms any time soon
25 year-olds earning nearly £200k look safe for now

US lawyer jailed for faking Kirkland & Ellis experience to land six-figure legal roles
Also posed as a former footballer and ex-Marine

Latham joins Kirkland in $7 billion revenue club
Very (very!) strong financials 💰

SQE exam fees to rise for third time
Increases track inflation and cover additional costs of delivering exams in Welsh

Trump targets vac schemes with new executive order
US President attacks BigLaw diversity initiatives as 'discriminatory'

Gibson Dunn to boost London trainee numbers by 50%
10 to 15 from September 2027

Top banking lawyer who referred to colleagues as ‘Jabba the Hutt’ and ‘The idiot’ fined £15k
Breached SRA principles

Women leaders in law: Inspiring advice for the next generation of lawyers
Legal Cheek asks those at the top of the profession for their words of advice ahead of tomorrow's International Women’s Day

Super-regulator pushes for more ethics training for students and lawyers
Standards slipping