Tag: Solicitors

Mishcon records 86% autumn trainee retention rate
24 out of 28 rookies take NQ roles

AI’s impact on the legal profession focus of latest SQE1 scholarship competition
BARBRI prize worth £3k

From the law to the lawn
The most famous tennis tournament in the world starts today; but did you know the first lawn tennis club was started by a solicitor?

8 top law firms make ‘gender equality’ power list
Recognised for efforts on pay, rewards and family-friendly policies

Forging a career as a City lawyer
The University of Law academic manager Nicole Kalli discusses what it is like to work and study in London

DLA Piper pushes NQ lawyer pay to 100k in London and 68.5k in regions
5% rise across the board

Freshfields retains 36 out of 40 autumn qualifiers
Magic Circle player goes early revealing 90% score

PI firm Fletchers confirms Liverpool TC offering with office launch
Part of 'ongoing expansion plans’

White & Case elects first female chair
Heather McDevitt takes the helm after twenty years at the firm

SQE: a future trainee’s perspective
Callum Martin shares his tips whilst studying BPP’s SQE-LLM course

Network launched to empower South Asian women in law
The Aura Network helps lawyers share experiences and 'lift up' those entering the profession

Meet the family lawyer turned fashion designer
Violetta Onishchenko swapped mediation for macramé, and tells Legal Cheek about leaving the law to pursue her dream

A day-by-day account of a virtual summer vacation scheme
Lawyers and industry experts share insights on a range of commercial law topics

GCHQ warns law firms of risk posed by remote working
‘Prime targets for cybercriminals and other attackers’, report finds

Judge fines fake ChatGPT case lawyers
First major AI sanctions

BCLP junior lawyer pay hits £105k
Six-figure NQ salary now on offer at Silver Circle firm

Legal aid: Law Society wins permission to challenge government in High Court
'Significant and positive step forward', says president Lubna Shuja

TLT hits female partner target two years early
33% by 2025

‘Has anyone passed the SQE without a prep course?’
Aspiring solicitor seeks feedback from self-taught students

Former Magic Circle lawyer crowned ‘Law Teacher of the Year’
Lancaster Uni's Sadie Whittam described as 'gifted educator'

Anglia Ruskin Uni expands pro bono offering through law firm tie-up
Student-staffed clinic will now handle personal injury matters alongside family and employment law