Tag: Solicitors
Law student run burger shack takes top London eatery honours
Former Leicester Uni and LPC grad joins forces with mates to create an East End gastronomic sensation
Training contract numbers take another tumble
Newly-released figures show that there were 205 fewer training contracts registered in latest recruitment round
Chris Grayling’s global summit turns to sh*t
Lawyers -- keep those colons clean. That’s the latest message from the website for the controversial international shindig scheduled to celebrate the Magna Carta anniversary
Berwin Leighton Paisner culls 30% of newly-qualified solicitors
Only 15 out of 20 NQs will continue to look out over Old Father Thames as the firm trots out line about keeping only “the very best”
Fifty Shades of trainee solicitor torture
Forget the book; sod the gala film opening -- as Valentine’s Day approaches, wannabe lawyers should just read this
Legal Practice Course student in 155-mile arctic adventure charity bid
Lectures at the University of Law will never seem the same again after bedding down for a week in the freezing cold with a pack of dogs
Saga telly advert creates a world where everyone speaks like lawyers – and it’s not pretty
Alternative business structure giant pitches for grey pound legal services market in major threat to traditional high street law firms
Clifford Chance completes magic circle retention report by rejecting 9% of its NQs
Allen & Overy remains on top with 93% rate while Freshfields lets the most newly-qualifieds go
Guardian chief names law firms that threatened legal action over HSBC files
Newspaper received 130 lawyers' letters -- editor-in-chief tweets a selection
Meet ‘Hewie’ the social media savvy law firm dog
North-east solicitors adopt a cuddly puppy look for their firm’s Twitter personality -- but no word on whether pets are allowed to join staff during working day
Linklaters latest magic circle firm to release newly-qualified retention rate – 91% stay on
Only Clifford Chance remains silent on which qualifying trainees will be lucky or sad
Review: Better Call Saul — spinning off Breaking Bad
Much anticipated legal drama will leave many viewers cold and depressed -- but it's early days yet
‘I attached a picture of my snake instead of my certificates … and I still got the job at Clyde & Co’
How do you land a role at a top City firm? Send them a picture of your pet snake
5 out of 42 of Slaughter and May’s qualifying trainees leave firm
Retention rate at elite firm falls to lowest since 2013
Freshfields to open Manchester office for ‘repetitive legal work’
Second member of the magic circle to try "northshoring", with junior lawyer positions likely to be up for grabs
Wannabe lawyer asks City law firms to ‘tell me what makes your firm unique in one tweet’
Nine firms ignore question, two reply
Katy Perry’s lawyers send cease & desist letter to ‘Left Shark’ replica designer
Global mega star wheels out international law firm to clamp down on internet knock-off Super Bowl sharks
Legal pic of the day
'English Law Day' in Seoul fails to wow Koreans
Lib-Dem justice minister bombarded with flack for pompous Magna Carta tweet
Social justice campaigners draw Simon Hughes’s attention to the fact that his government is devastating legal aid budget
City firm coaxes all staff to embrace pro bono ethic by asking for 25 hours a year
Transatlantic giant Hogan Lovells launches bid to spread charitable works across all levels of its business -- including trainees, and presumably dinner ladies too
‘Drunk’ City law firm graduate recruiter tells wannabe solicitor that 2:1 from Durham and AAB is not good enough to bag a training contract
Strange goings-on at Trowers & Hamlins