Tag: Solicitors

Clydes and BLM to vote on merger
Follows positive discussions

Taylor Wessing lawyer delivers aid to Ukraine border
London partner James Goold makes trip in supply-laden van

Vinson & Elkins ups NQ lawyer salaries in London to £159,500
Another day, another pay rise 💷

Solicitor fined £20k after ‘deplorable’ sexual comments to paralegal in job interview
Interview left 22-year-old woman feeling 'like a piece of meat'

From magic circle lawyer to law school manager — and a spell as a US firm grad recruiter along the way
ULaw Newcastle campus manager Larissa Hope reflects on her career journey and highlights the opportunities available for aspiring lawyers in the North East

Browne Jacobson to ‘kick-start’ careers of aspiring black lawyers with new mentoring programme
Paid work experience and 'bespoke masterclasses'

‘Can I jump from a fairly standard regional firm to a high ranking City one?’
Rookie requires readers' help

Gibson Dunn tops London NQ lawyer pay table with 12% boost to £161,700
Also rises for juniors at Simpson Thacher and Covington & Burling

More law firms exit Russia as Dentons and Bakers keep offices open
White & Case donates $1 million to Ukraine aid

5 things non-law students should know to break into the legal sector
Law training experts from BPP, Bird & Bird and Dentons demystify the new pathway to qualification under the SQE

Junior solicitor to distribute aid in Lebanon
Dispute resolution specialist Sheroze Nadeem on mission to help Syrian and Palestinian refugees

A&O and Clifford Chance complete magic circle departures from Moscow
Host of top international firms have shuttered offices in response to invasion

Top criminal law firm fined £98k after cyber attack led to court bundles being leaked on dark web
Tuckers IT weaknesses exploited, ICO finds

Eversheds and Gowling become latest to cut Russia ties as Cleary ‘temporarily’ closes Moscow outpost
Invasion response continues

Ukraine war: Battle-ready Supreme Court judge urges City law firms to quit Moscow
Ivan Mishchenko swaps robes for rifle

CMS increases trainee pay in London and regions
City rookies to earn over £52k

Akin Gump ups NQ lawyer pay to £159k
£12k bump

Linklaters and NRF to shutter Moscow offices in response to Ukraine war
City firms continue to take action

Russia-Ukraine war: UK immigration lawyers rally to support refugees
Away from national headlines, a corner of the legal profession is doing extraordinary things not in lucrative defence of oligarchs, but in unpaid support for those fleeing

Shakespeare Martineau to offer TCs in Scotland for first time
New rookies will join Glasgow office