Tag: Solicitors

Mishcon raises NQ lawyer pay to £90k
Pay war rages on

ULaw and Newcastle law firm Muckle finalise SQE training deal
First trainees start September 2023

Former Dechert partner slammed for leaking to press about his own client
High Court finds Neil Gerrard committed 'gross and knowing breach of duty'

Shoosmiths raises London NQ lawyer pay by 16% to £87,000
From £58,000 in regions

Willkie Farr and Davis Polk boost training contract numbers in London
Six TCs on offer at both firms in 2023

City Consortium reveals future trainees will complete ‘mini-training seats’ with virtual law firm as part of SQE prep
New details emerge during LegalEdCon 2022

HFW moving to new ‘sustainable’ City office
New HQ features rainwater harvesting and air filtration systems as well as 'highest solar panels in London'

Capsticks writes off trainee debt after bumper pandemic profits
LPC and SQE loans reportedly written off

Slaughters targets 90% emissions reduction by 2040
Joins growing number of City firms implementing green goals 🌍

First class law grad ditches legal career to play Call of Duty professionally
Jade MacIntyre, 24, says she makes more streaming than lawyering

US firm trainee: ‘Should I pay off my student loan in one go?’
'Qualification is by no means a given'

SQE prep provider pledges to reduce law fair merch in new eco push
BARBRI joins elite City firms in signing up to the Sustainable Recruitment Alliance

O Shaped Lawyer strikes first law firm deal
Browne Jacobson joins soft skills movement

‘The legal industry is not a hierarchy with private practice at the top’
BARBRI managing director Lucie Allen explains SQE’s potential to widen access to the profession

Latest speakers announced as profession gears up for LegalEdCon 2022
Leading figures to descend on Kings Cross as Legal Cheek’s future of legal education and training conference returns this Thursday

Solicitor apprenticeships: what you need to know…
BPP's Alison Wells explains why solicitor apprenticeships are becoming an increasingly popular option for school-leavers and how the law school supports firms taking up this new pathway

‘The overall culture in law is damaging many junior lawyers’, JLD chair warns
Mental Health Awareness Week prompts renewed calls for change as wellbeing charity LawCare extends online support

Squire Patton Boggs bumps NQ rates to £100k from January 2023
£65k in the regions

Ince launches investigation into allegation top lawyers ‘disrespected’ waitress
Claim made in viral Twitter post

‘Picking an SQE prep course is a lot like dating — you’ve got to find the one you connect with’
ULaw director of business development, Morette Jackson, explains how the law school is helping firms and students grapple with the changing SQE regime