Tag: Solicitors

George Galloway’s high street firm faces rough ride as media law big guns back twitterati in libel row

Bradford-based Chambers Solicitors has picked quite a fight as regulator is put on alert

Mar 4 2015 10:57am

Newly-qualified solicitor retention at Hogan Lovells takes a hit amid practice area logjam

Anglo-US firm blames lack of openings in popular practice areas as only 66% of rookie lawyers stay on

Mar 3 2015 5:50pm

Wragge & Co’s idea of ‘fun and games’ leaves a lot to be desired

The good folk over at Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co's recruitment department are a laugh a minute

Mar 3 2015 4:06pm

The horror, the horror, cries City solicitor leader at prospect of fresh training review

Uber-regulator takes heavy incoming fire after proposing yet another round of legal education navel gazing for later this year

Mar 3 2015 12:06pm

Bundle rage: Lawyer hits back after top judge labels page limit rule-breakers as ‘delinquents’

To roars of support on Twitter, St John's Chambers barrister Lucy Reed slams family division chief's court document rant

Mar 3 2015 10:46am

Law Society purges former chief executive from history books — or at least walls

Specially commissioned painting of hard man ex-boss Des Hudson is quietly removed from pride of place on Chancery Lane walls

Mar 2 2015 2:31pm

The Judge rules: The magic circle is dead! Er … no it’s not

London office of US firm or magic circle?

Feb 27 2015 9:43am

Lord Justice Leveson to brush up on Scots law as he heads north with Judge Rinder

The nation's favourite TV judges together at last

Feb 27 2015 9:10am

Government names and shames law firm for failing to pay paralegal the minimum wage

But Rowe Sparkes Solicitors reckons the low pay was legit

Feb 26 2015 6:21pm

Social welfare training contract scheme to run every year

Charity’s Justice First Fellowship programme will create eight TCs annually

Feb 25 2015 4:53pm

Latham & Watkins trounces magic circle with record-breaking earnings

New global top dog raked in nearly £2 billion last year, which buys a lot of hot dogs; while survey shows magic circle slipping in reputation stakes

Feb 25 2015 1:36pm

Ex-senior partner of law summit sponsor Allen & Overy admits regret that ticket price ruled out students

Over 50s discuss the future of law without a young person in sight

Feb 25 2015 9:17am

Norton Rose Fulbright keeps 21 out of 26 new qualifiers

Global giant retains 81% of its London trainees

Feb 24 2015 4:47pm

Comedians stand up for legal aid at Not The Global Law Summit

Stars including Stewart Lee, Stephen K Amos and Sara Pascoe put on gig in protest against the cuts

Feb 24 2015 2:10pm

11 law-related Instagram accounts that are worth a follow

As lawyers wake up to the mobile photo-sharing network, we bring you the best legally-themed accounts

Feb 24 2015 10:02am

The bar ‘will die out’ and solicitors be replaced by paralegals, predicts top criminal barrister at Global Law Summit

As protests rage in Westminster, Tony Cross QC forecasts the end of the legal profession as we know it

Feb 23 2015 5:29pm

Slaughter and May is targeting Ivy League law students to fill London positions

Magic circle giant resurrects policy of attending top US recruitment fairs

Feb 23 2015 1:00pm

Criminal bar chief vows to speak up for legal aid as Global Law Summit opens amid heavy security

Tony Cross QC hits back at critics who say he should boycott Chris Grayling's law schmooze-fest

Feb 23 2015 8:47am

Berwin Leighton Paisner hit by claim that it doctored trainee retention rate

City law firm says three unaccounted for trainees "didn't get to the offer stage"

Feb 20 2015 10:21am