Tag: Solicitors

A cautionary email tale for trainees
Law firm’s dismissal of trainee solicitor who forwarded client comms to private email address upheld

‘Your journey to partnership starts on day one as a trainee’
Baker McKenzie’s Hannah Luqmani talks career progression, client relationships and walking on chocolate

The best law firms to do your training contract with — 2024 edition
Firms Most List ranks firms on training, work quality, support and more

Akin confirms salary raise for London lawyers
Joins top London NQ payers Milbank on £177,500

A&O remains tight-lipped over hacker ransom
Magic Circle player suffered data breach earlier this month

Solicitors make government list of jobs ‘most exposed’ to AI
Management consultants top table; sports players and roofers least exposed

Making the most of opportunities as a training contract hopeful
ULaw Vice-Chancellor Peter Crisp offers his top careers advice

US titan Cravath retakes lawyer salary crown with market-topping rises
What impact will fresh pay war have on associates in the City of London?

The skills students need to succeed this training contract application season
Reed Smith graduate recruitment manager Rebecca Schrod on being methodical, proactive and self-reflective

US lawyer drops rap video to promote legal services
Juan LaFonta, Juan LaFonta, Juan LaFonta...

‘My supervisor isn’t giving me work’
Trainee needs help

‘AI paralegal’ passes SQE
77% score

My experience as a Black junior lawyer in the City
Ropes & Gray’s Kwasi Yeboah on training at a US law firm and how the profession can become more inclusive

Junior lawyers: ‘know your priorities and non-negotiables’
HSF corporate associate Yusra Jafar discusses cross-border work, staying balanced and applications advice

Trowers: More lawyer roles at risk amid ‘continued slowdown’
Cut 18 jobs last month

Half of legal workers feel pressure to take on additional hours to ‘meet job demands’
Many do so without extra pay