Tag: Solicitors
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
University of Law enters Scottish market with CMS Cameron McKenna future trainee tie-up
English-style vocational course to be launched north of the border
An 18 year old kid has qualified as a solicitor
Child prodigy Aussie is a month older than BPTC graduate Gabrielle Turnquest when she was called to the bar in 2013
Millennial lawyers are getting sick of their jobs even faster than previous generations
32% of UK lawyer job seekers are applying for non-legal roles -- up from 24% in 2007, finds study
Three City firms reveal solid if not spectacular retention rates as one trainee quits law to work with lions
Norton Rose Fulbright, Bird & Bird and Eversheds announce how many of their young are staying
Feminist barrister tweets screenshot of senior male solicitor’s ‘sexist’ LinkedIn message
Well, this is embarrassing
The former MP, witchcraft and a big fat lawyer bust-up
An anti-child abuse crusader and a top criminal law barrister go hammer and tongs over definition of a witch hunt
US firm Sidley Austin hikes London NQ pay from £75k to £90k as English firms offer small rises
Michelle Obama's old firm soars away from City mid-tier in pay stakes
Mayer Brown ups intake on earn-while-you-learn training contract alternative
"High calibre of applicants" suggests new school-leaver scheme could rival traditional route
The 15 best law firms for vac schemes — according to those who have been there
Pinsent Masons leads the field, with only two magic circle players making the cut
QC thanks profession as his billable hour appeal for refugees smashes £100k mark
Total keeps rising as campaign continues into fifth day