Tag: Solicitors
‘An open letter to my fellow lawyers — it’s time to be completely honest about mental health’
Lack of support coupled with poor work-life balance is creating a "perfect storm", warns doctor turned trainee solicitor Gavriel Sapir
US firm salaries ‘almost 50% above’ Magic Circle rivals thanks to favourable exchange rates
New research comes as NQ rates hit record £179k
Shoosmiths and ULaw join forces to offer pro bono support to businesses and charities
Monthly clinics staffed by trainees and students
Linklaters retains 47 of 51 NQ lawyers
City's top TC provider scores 92%
BCLP increases maintenance grants and vac scheme pay — also scraps grade requirements
Boosts in response to rising living costs
Freshfields partner profits push past £2 million
Strong performance despite “tightening market conditions”
TikToking future magic circle trainee documents life as ‘British uni version of Elle Woods’
Lucy has amassed nearly 40k followers
Bakers bumps TC numbers from 33 to 40
Follows similar move by Travers
City pay war: Macfarlanes boosts NQ rates to £107.5k
Also confirms autumn retention score of 92%
Hefty fine for solicitor who told trainee to file court defence that wasn’t true
Paul Jerome Fitton admits professional misconduct under time pressure
Metro Bank picks BARBRI to put future in-house lawyers through the SQE
Trainees will split their time studying and gaining QWE
‘How easy is moving from Hong Kong to a City of London firm as a junior lawyer’
I have a TC offer from a local firm but ultimately want to practice in the UK
Travers Smith boosts trainee numbers by a third
From 30 TCs to a maximum of 40
Law firm to open bookshop and café to combat loneliness
gunnercooke's 'House of Books & Friends' will help fund projects and local charities
5 important points to remember about the SQE
Speakers from The College of Legal Practice, Acuity Law and Shoosmiths came together to discuss how the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) is offering future lawyers greater flexibility
Big Four player PwC joins City firms in upping junior lawyer pay
Moves NQ rates to £90k
Bakers retains 14 of 16 autumn NQ solicitors
A score of 88%
Mishcon strikes SQE training deal with ULaw
Follows similar moves by Clifford Chance, Taylor Wessing and White & Case
Clifford Chance’s partner profits top £2 million for first time
MC player reports positive numbers despite "signs of a slowdown in some markets"
How to be a human rights lawyer
Legal Cheek Careers speaks to barrister turned ULaw human rights and education academic, Niall Carlin, about how to get a foot into this highly competitive and challenging, but extremely rewarding, world
Fraud claim for millions in missing crypto launched by NFT in legal first
Assets are held on trust by crypto exchanges, judge finds