Tag: Solicitors

Bar Council and northern law firm Ward Hadaway hit by cyber attacks
Criminals continue to target profession

BPP students given ‘human and business skills’ boost with O Shaped Lawyer collab
Embedded into SQE prep

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

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

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

Top City firms fund 22 aspiring social welfare lawyers through the SQE
Begin prep with BARBRI this month

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

Eversheds’ Russia lawyers launch new firm
Move follows global outfit's exit in response to Ukraine invasion

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

‘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

Irwin Mitchell launches in Liverpool and Cardiff
No plans to offer TCs just yet

NQ lawyer salaries at Weil hit £150k
Elsewhere HFW increases by 16% to £85k

From Kuala Lumpur to Leeds — and what I learnt along the way
Hill Dickinson lawyer Natalie Hong on standout deals, dual qualification and speaking eight languages

Top London lawyers reject US congressman’s accusation of ‘enabling malign activities of Russian oligarchs’
Carter-Ruck, CMS and other top firms hit back at representative Steve Cohen

Full video: How to use new SQE pathways to qualify as a solicitor
BPP University Law School experts discuss the routes to qualification available under the new regime

Welsh law firm partners with virtual law school for SQE training
Acuity Law 🤝 College of Legal Practice

Top TC application tips from a future City trainee on TikTok
Courtesy of Legal Cheek's Rona Ankrah

Irwin Mitchell hands lawyers £900 to help with rising cost of living
One-off profit share payment to be paid out this month

Pinsents ups NQ lawyer pay to £92k in London and £61k in regions
Rises of 23% and 36%

SRA appoints new education and training chief
Former Ofqual boss Julie Swan replaces retiring Julie Brannan

How the SQE brings greater ‘flexibility, freedom and innovation’
Graduate recruiters and L&D teams at Baker McKenzie, DWF, HSF and Reed Smith join an expert in legal education at BARBRI to discuss the opportunities available to aspiring solicitors under the new regime