Tag: Solicitors
Mishcon de Reya and Addleshaw Goddard post encouraging autumn retention results
Duo both keep 85% of new-qualifiers -- hanging onto a combined 34 trainees out of 40
Supreme Court says some of Lord Sumption’s comments ‘appear to have been misunderstood’
Highest court moves to quell Twitter storm
Olswang and Osborne Clarke hit by trainee exodus
Mid-tier pair bid adios to high proportion of new qualifiers
City firms’ horror at plan to let people with no law degree or LPC qualify as solicitors without doing a training contract
Wisdom of regulator's commitment to inclusivity questioned
Lawyers are furious about Lord Sumption’s claim that more women judges ‘could have appalling consequences for justice’
Trolling: Supreme Court Judge-style
Lawyers rush to claim that David Cameron’s alleged sex act with a pig was legal
Relax kids, putting your penis in a dead pig’s mouth breaks no law
Bristol Uni law grad goes public with training contract rejection pain
Story of Stephanie Charbine becomes headline news as glut of law students leaves nearly a third jobless
September picture caption competition
Escaping corporate law
Magic circle considers new ‘Trailblazer’ apprenticeship that combines LLB with paralegal work
Is "earn-while-you-learn" set to become the new training contract?
Humblebrags give way to outright brags as latest Legal 500 hits shelves
Trying to be humble on social media is so last year
Trainee recruitment bonanza: Firms up TC numbers — led by White & Case with 33% rise
Other big name to boost graduate hiring is Ashurst with 12.5% increase; five mid-tier outfits also offering more training contracts
Lord Harley in Parking Wars TV appearance
“Harry Potter” lawyer filmed delivering submission during double yellow line dispute
Charlotte Proudman: Solicitor asked me for bikini photo in exchange for work experience
LinkedIn sexism row barrister also says her leg was inappropriately "rubbed" during mini-pupillage
Solicitors and barristers among professionals least likely to be replaced by robots, research reveals
Paralegals, on the other hand, are screwed
Silver circle pair reveal retention rates — and one is much better than the other
Contrasting retention fortunes at Macfarlanes and Ashurst
What ‘commercial awareness’ means when you’re a trainee
Norton Rose Fulbright newly qualified solicitor Tom Capel on how the hard-to-define concept beloved of law firms manifests itself in real life
The billable hour appeal for refugees needs just £20k to hit £200,000
One last push required, as 'How to get sued' fundraiser event is launched
Magic circle lawyers trained in pro bono housing law — as busiest London housing court faces closure
More mixed-up thinking from Lord Chancellor Gove
The Judge Rules: Charlotte Proudman should never have let herself become the story
A cannier operator would have exposed 'sexist' message while keeping her identity hidden
Lord Justice Vos says firms and chambers bosses are ‘discriminatory’ towards students who aren’t like them
Selection procedures for training contracts and pupillages favour the privileged, says top judge
Boss of top legal aid firm vows to never instruct LinkedIn message barrister Charlotte Proudman again
"It's not for exposing sexism ... it's for publishing private stuff," says Tuckers senior partner Franklin Sinclair