Tag: Solicitors

Over 700 solicitors admitted through new SQE route
Five exams now taken place, SRA reveals

8 out of 9 spring NQs stay put at Addleshaws
All permanent contracts

Judge tells Kanye West’s lawyers Greenberg Traurig to try harder to reach him
US firm had requested court's permission to use newspaper ads

How ESG is shaking things up at law firms
Hill Dickinson partners explain how the heightened focus on environmental, social and governance is changing their work

Former junior lawyer goes public with decision to quit City law
Nina Pulimood recalls her journey into corporate law, then out again, and removing the 'safety blanket of financial stability'

10 memes that accurately capture the pain of TC application season
Happy Hunger Games, and may the odds be ever in your favour…

BCLP offers lawyers ‘time-off bonuses’
New policy aims to encourage outside interests and family time; also sets aside hours for diversity and innovation

Sleuthing former Clifford Chance lawyer leaves Nadhim Zahawi fighting for his political life
Dan Neidle calls for former chancellor to apologise after he reportedly paid around £5 million to HMRC

Ashurst posts 84% spring retention score
16 out of 19

Clifford Chance posts 69% spring retention result
29 out of 42

Regulator mulls tweaking SQE to reflect Welsh law
Students may have to learn how and when to apply it

Kanye West’s lawyers Greenberg Traurig request court’s permission to use newspaper ads to tell him they quit
Top US firm unable to contact rapper

What to expect when you start out as a lawyer
From difficult clients to billing targets and ‘the sometimes mind-numbing drudgery that can be part of a legal career’, former City partner Nicky Richmond shares advice with readers

US law firms in London outperform UK rivals thanks to focus on high margin work
Partners generate bigger profits 🤑

Linklaters keeps 48 of 51 spring qualifying trainee solicitors
One further NQ on fixed term deal

Over a third of legal workers hate their boss, research finds
Retail employees despise their superiors the most

‘Underappreciated’ lawyers likely to quit, research reveals
Survey highlights associate retention risks

White & Case retains 18 out of 23 spring qualifying trainees
One on fixed-term deal

Davis Polk latest US player to bump London NQ salaries to £165k
Another day, another rise