Tag: Solicitors

Cleary Gottlieb boosts NQ rates by 14% to £160k
Early Xmas present 🎁

Tribunal clears former Law Society President of misconduct
Edwin Coe senior partner David Greene 'pleased to draw a line under the whole 10-year episode'

More firms commit to offering part-time training for disabled aspiring lawyers
Bates Wells, Browne Jacobson and Freeths latest to offer flexible opportunities

Weil bumps NQ solicitor rates to £165k in London
Effective 1 January 2023

England got its first woman solicitor 100 years ago this week
Carrie Morrison admitted on 18 December 1922

Multi-million pound funding boost for former Magic Circle lawyer’s deal visualising tool
Tim Follett hopes software will make lawyers look back in 'disbelief' at using PowerPoint

Big UK firms ramp up billable targets as ‘profit leakage’ increases
Nearly half by over 10% ⏰

Exclusive: AI chatbot successfully answers Watson Glaser test
Could ChatGPT spell the end of law firm fav?

Travers bumps office attendance to 60% in agile working shake-up
Six days over fortnight

Law firms dominate latest social mobility rankings
Nearly forty outfits feature on '22 list, with Browne Jacobson coming top

We quizzed the AI robot everyone is talking about
Hearsay, TC applications, Donoghue v Stevenson and more

‘I was diagnosed with autism during my training contract’
Trainee solicitor Concetta Scrimshaw on the freedom of living her truth and why dialogue is vital in breaking down stigma

What is the Court of Protection?
Trainee solicitor Leanne Gibson sheds light on this 'little-known area of law'

Training contract holder wins dispute with firm over employment terms change
Strong start to legal career

Life inside the world’s largest law firm
Dentons lawyers share their experience of working at a firm that operates in 70 different countries

Don’t call judges ‘Sir’ or ‘Madam’, lawyers told
New guidance promotes ‘modern’ address for certain judicial roles

‘Is it ok to take a gap year after my TC in a bid to find the perfect NQ role?’
A trainee solicitor seeks advice

The transition from construction lawyer to tutor — and what I learned along the way
ULaw’s Gareth Bramley offers his advice to students navigating today’s changing legal landscape

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Gowling launches TC tech seat with secondment to AI start-up
Goal of creating young lawyers who 'stand out'