Tag: Solicitors

Leading GCs call for role to be formalised in corporate code overhaul
‘Historic omission’

‘I taught myself SQE – here’s how I got on’
Without law degree

Meet the City lawyer helping clients navigate risk
Clyde & Co partner Mark Wing talks insurance, AI and crumbling concrete

Navigating bias in generative AI
Nottingham PPE student Charlie Downey looks at the challenges around artificial intelligence

CMS to cut associate roles
Redundancies in corporate team

Irwin Mitchell scoops Scottish firm
PI giant strikes deal with Wright, Johnston and Mackenzie

You don’t need a tech background to thrive as a tech lawyer
Hogan Lovells’ associate James Sharp on why he’s happy being known as ‘blockchain guy’

Pay rises are the number one reason lawyers switch firms, research shows
Unhappiness also up there

Post office inquiry: HSF admits using law grads in major disclosure task
Hearing postponed after thousands of documents not disclosed

RPC cancels Christmas (parties)
Firm struggles to find workable dates and venues

Attention to detail most important soft skill for lawyers, research finds
Problem-solving close second

How one Magic Circle firm is approaching diversity and inclusion
Slaughter and May partner Jane Edwarde discusses the firm’s focus on creating a supportive and welcoming culture

A Magic Circle associate gives their take on AI and what it means for would-be lawyers
Clifford Chance’s Arnav Joshi discusses his day-to-day in the firm’s Tech//Digital team

HSF records 93% trainee retention score
27 out of 29 NQs stay on

City firms urged to save Ince trainees
Question mark over future of embattled firm

De Montfort Uni teams up with BARBRI to launch SQE-ready LLM
Includes SQE1 prep

Criminals to be forced to attend sentencing hearings under new powers
Lawyers aren't convinced

Weil mandates four day in-office week in London
Move brings City lawyers in line with US colleagues