Tag: Solicitors

Skadden lawyer to lead City social mobility charity

Elizabeth Robertson succeeds Hogan Lovells' Nicholas Cheffings as executive chair of PRIME

May 5 2022 8:58am

KPMG reveals plans to double UK lawyer headcount

Targets extra 220 solicitors by 2024

May 4 2022 11:32am
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Britain’s top legal education YouTuber to deliver keynote at LegalEdCon 2022

Ibz Mo to deliver fresh takes on legal education and training at 12 May in-person event

May 4 2022 10:14am

Salary bunching: the unspoken effect of the City talent war

As 'flashy' NQ rates continue to soar, a recent Legal Cheek open thread exposed the 'abysmal' associate salary bands in place at some UK law firms

May 4 2022 9:30am
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What junior lawyers should look for in their post-qualification training and education

Nottingham Law School principal lecturer Joy Davies explains her approach to supporting NQs in the context of IP law

May 3 2022 11:37am

How to make it as an international lawyer, from those who’ve done it

Skadden’s global co-head of private equity and the founder of Quinn Emanuel’s London office joined a dual-qualified associate from Hill Dickinson to share their incredible career journeys at Legal Cheek’s latest in-person junior lawyer event

Apr 29 2022 12:18pm

Reed Smith to relocate London office

2024 move date

Apr 29 2022 10:47am
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Going green: the future of graduate recruitment

Laura Yeates, head of graduate talent at Clifford Chance and founder of the Sustainable Recruitment Alliance, on paving the way for early talent teams to recruit in ‘a greener way’

Apr 28 2022 12:12pm

Bar Council and northern law firm Ward Hadaway hit by cyber attacks

Criminals continue to target profession

Apr 28 2022 10:49am
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The overseas secondment: what trainees need to know

White & Case’s Anu Alamutu discusses her time in the firm’s Paris office while offering up her top tips to those seeking experience overseas

Apr 27 2022 12:38pm

ULaw launches US bar course

Law school to prep non-US students and grads for New York or California bar exams

Apr 27 2022 11:41am
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Eight new speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2022

Latest speakers unveiled to bolster line-up for Legal Cheek’s annual future of legal education and training conference as countdown to 12 May draws closer

Apr 27 2022 10:43am
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Top City firms fund 22 aspiring social welfare lawyers through the SQE

Begin prep with BARBRI this month

Apr 27 2022 8:53am
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How the next generation of lawyers can build their own training contracts

Mary Bonsor, founder and CEO of Flex Legal, discusses a new tool to help aspiring solicitors qualify under the SQE

Apr 26 2022 11:43am

Eversheds’ Russia lawyers launch new firm

Move follows global outfit's exit in response to Ukraine invasion

Apr 26 2022 10:06am
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Now is the time to re-think legal training

CoLP CEO Dr Giles Proctor outlines how the new SQE is shaking up the delivery of training for junior lawyers

Apr 25 2022 10:46am

‘Should I say I’m an incoming vac schemer on LinkedIn?’

It's been tough to get onto these schemes, but after seeing criticism online, now I'm not so sure

Apr 22 2022 9:51am
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Irwin Mitchell launches in Liverpool and Cardiff

No plans to offer TCs just yet

Apr 22 2022 8:33am