Tag: Solicitors

Women Lawyers Earn £50K Less Than Their Male Counterparts

The average female lawyer is paid £51,396 less per year than the average male lawyer,...

Jan 23 2013 1:54pm

Fired Allen & Overy Lawyer-Turned-Sex Novelist Tells Of New Life in 2 Room Cabin Rented By The Night On Her Credit Card

Pursuing your dreams can come at a price. Deidre Dare (real name: Deidre Clark) used...

Jan 21 2013 10:58am

A Corporate Lawyer’s Guide To Leaving The Office

Brilliant stuff from former Skadden associate Rob Pollak. There’s more from Pollak on his blog,...

Jan 21 2013 9:57am

PODCAST: How To Schmooze Your Way To Partnership Riches

When pushed to get out and flaunt their wares, many lawyers tend to think (but...

Jan 18 2013 4:02pm

Students Point Finger At ‘Stingy’ City Law Firms As Donation-Starved FRU Hikes Adviser Training Price By 23%

Law students signing up as Free Representation Unit (FRU) advisers have been surprised to find...

Jan 17 2013 1:16pm

Will The Next Generation Of Apprentice Lawyers Become Solicitors Or Legal Executives?

Over Christmas, the announcement by minister for skills Matthew Hancock that school-leavers students will soon...

Jan 17 2013 10:51am

Vac Scheme Application Forms: It’s All About The ‘Challenging Situation’ Question

Barrister-to-be OccupyTheInns shares his pupillage hunt wisdom with wannabe solicitors as they prepare to submit...

Jan 16 2013 11:18am

The Definitive Way To Decide Whether You Should Become A Barrister Or A Solicitor

Last week Eddie Stobart Lorries’ newly-formed legal arm caused controversy by claiming that solicitors are...

Jan 14 2013 12:41pm

Boyfriend Of Solicitor ‘Told Not To Have A Relationship Or Babies’ By Her Boss Goes On The Social Media Offensive

The boyfriend of solicitor Kate Baker has weighed into the row surrounding her sexual harassment,...

Jan 10 2013 12:06pm

‘Cocky’ Warwick Uni Law Student Fails In Bid To Become Countdown Supreme Champion – Then Jousts With Host

Yesterday Warwick Uni LLM student Mark Deeks narrowly lost his battle with a Cambridge maths...

Jan 10 2013 10:26am

Solicitors Are Like GPs And Barristers Like Consultants, Says Eddie Stobart Lorries

Eddie Stobart Lorries’ move into offering legal services – via its newly-formed Stobart Barristers arm...

Jan 9 2013 12:17pm

How Bad Does Your Wide-Ranging Crime Spree Have To Be To Prevent You From Becoming A Solicitor?

Last week a Bradford solicitor was jailed for five years for paying off witnesses in...

Jan 8 2013 3:20pm

‘I Look Forward To Meeting You On 31 Sept As Well’: Cambridge Law Student Taunts ‘Sloppy’ Law Firm Grad Recruiters

As a strategy to land a job, Sebastian Salek’s decision to pen an article for...

Jan 8 2013 11:36am

Bad Legal Aid Omen Of The Week

Go to the Ministry of Justice website, scroll to the bottom – and in the ‘Topics’...

Jan 8 2013 10:34am

Solicitors Regulation Authority Fuses Judaism And Islam To Create New Religion

The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) latest diversity survey has an eye-catching new ‘Jewish Muslim’ option...

Jan 7 2013 4:55pm

REVEALED: The Original South Korean ‘Lawyers Gangnam Style’ Video

When Southampton University law student Tommy Chuang posted his brilliant ‘Lawyer Style’ video on YouTube...

Jan 7 2013 11:36am

Leaked Email: Hogan Lovells Partner Orders Associates To Be At Their Desks By 9am – Even If They’ve Been Working Late

Corporate lawyers pride themselves on being able to swan into work late. The trade off,...

Jan 4 2013 11:46am

Shearman & Sterling: ‘We Never Offered Email Scandal Trainee An NQ Solicitor Job; He Resigned Over The Summer’

Yesterday we brought you news of the updated LinkedIn profile of Shearman & Sterling ‘spit...

Jan 4 2013 10:02am

Isn’t It Great To Be Back At Work!

Meanwhile on Twitter lawyers share their 2013 pain…

Jan 2 2013 10:00am

A Year In Stories: The Best Legal Cheek Posts Of 2012

We’ll be back on Wednesday 2 January. In the meantime, here are some of our...

Dec 24 2012 10:58am

Just When You Thought Personal Injury Law Couldn’t Get Any Classier…‘Pimp My Claim’ Arrives

“After 16 years practising personal injury law I have now seen it all,” wrote Zenith...

Dec 21 2012 4:19pm