Tag: Solicitors
Less than half of lawyers satisfied with work-life balance, study finds
Majority think employers could do better
World Mental Health Day: Calls to lawyer wellbeing helpline up nearly a quarter
LawCare issues fresh guidance to firms
Insights into the Birmingham legal market and how to go about building QWE
Clare Stapleton, Employability Group Manager at ULaw Birmingham talks networking tips, common application pitfalls and demonstrating commercial awareness
Squire Patton Boggs becomes latest international firm to secure law licence in Saudi Arabia
Joins likes of HSF, Latham and Clifford Chance
City lawyer granted anonymity despite strike off for child sex offences
Human Rights Act justification to protect ex-wife and children
‘I studied law for the first time when preparing for the SQE – and I wouldn’t change a thing’
Legal Cheek Careers sits down with US law firm trainee Ellen Swarbrick to talk SQE, career change and TCs
ULaw offers careers support to displaced Ukrainian lawyers
Lectures, mentoring and networking
‘I was one of the first solicitor apprentices to qualify through the SQE – here’s what I learnt’
Fletchers Solicitors’ Joshua Whittam on his journey from school leaver to lawyer
SQE scholarship up for grabs in future lawyer essay comp
Win half-price SQE1 prep course courtesy of BARBRI
Eversheds appoints ‘global head of AI’
Introduces AI skills course too
A junior lawyer talks career change and expanding access to the profession
Mills & Reeve associate Louis Geary-Smith reflects on his move form marketing to law
‘This is a nightmare’: Aspiring lawyers face lengthy wait to secure SQE exam slots
Over three hours for some
A newly qualified lawyer on six-seat training contracts and why communication is key
Burges Salmon’s Liam Edwards discusses his varied work in the firm’s projects department
Regulator tweaks SQE1 marking method
Introduces ‘scaled scoring’ similar to New York Bar
SRA shuts down Axiom Ince
Calls in administrators
An employment partner offers her views on hybrid working, AI and career breaks
Osborne Clarke’s Olivia Sinfield reflects on her work and why raising a family has made her a better lawyer
Clifford Chance to teach drill rappers contract law as part of new charity tie-up
'First-of-its-kind' project
Why I chose to train at a US law firm in London
Morrison Foerster associate Carlotta Pregnolato reflects on her journey from trainee to NQ associate
The lowdown on life at a leading US law firm in London
Willkie partner Jennifer Tait speaks about life in the capital markets group