Tag: Solicitors

Dechert to cut lawyer roles in London amid ‘market challenges’
US giant axes City roles as part of 5% reduction in global workforce

Reed Smith expands in Leeds with office move
Plus TLT makes moves in Manchester

‘Help! I can’t secure a training contract’
Shearman & Sterling senior recruitment manager Paul Gascoyne lends his expertise for a special edition of our Career Conundrums series

How tech is changing legal research
Stephanie Lawrence, Product Manager at LexisNexis UK, speaks about AI and how it helps her team create more user-friendly tools for lawyers and law students

Male law firm partner fined £23k for ‘sexualised’ song towards female trainee
'Grave breach of trust', tribunal finds

Shearman boosts trainee pay to £55k and £60k — also ups law school maintenance support
Grants of £17k during PGDL and SQE

What are the hours like at US law firms in London — are they different to Magic Circle firms?
Aspiring lawyer requires advice

A&O matches Links with £125k NQ lawyer salary
MC firm opted not to increase last year citing 'challenging' economic conditions

Linklaters increases newly-qualified lawyer pay to £125,000
Exclusive: Matches Magic Circle rivals Clifford Chance and Freshfields

Over half of lawyers say ChatGPT should be used for legal work
New report shines spotlight on profession's attitudes towards AI

Super regulator to probe lawyers’ misuse of NDAs
LSB keen to hear from legal professionals and those exploited by gagging clauses

Taylor Wessing confirms London office glow-up
‘Retain and repair... rather than replace,’ says firm in sustainability-driven decision

Full video: The SQE assessments: how challenging are they?
BPP University Law School experts join a current SQE student to discuss the skills required to succeed

Life as a Black junior lawyer at a Magic Circle law firm
Linklaters associate Bam Thomas reflects on City law’s efforts to improve ethnic and racial diversity across its workforces

HSF teams up with Lloyds to launch D&I reverse mentoring scheme
Trainees, lawyers and staff from both organisations will be encouraged to share the challenges they have faced

Beyond SQE: plugging the knowledge and skills gap
The University of Law's National SQE Programme Director, Jill Howell-Williams, explains how the law school adds value to prep courses

Charity offering financial support to struggling solicitors sees 50% spike in requests for help
Nearly £1 million distributed last year

Future of Ince trainees remains unknown as insolvent firm secures more time to find buyer
Lack of updates is 'worrying', says Junior Lawyers Division

What it’s like training at a global law firm
White & Case trainee Miebi Inokoba discusses his experience which has seen him work in both London and Paris

HMRC official gives ‘full and frank apology’ following judgment embargo breach
Avoids further action