Tag: Solicitors
‘Can I spend the next year unemployed now I’ve secured a training contract?’
One future trainee worries the gap on her CV could be 'detrimental career-wise'
Magic circle firms A&O and Freshfields latest to review Russia client links
City response continues
How to make it as a legal tech lawyer
Experts from magic circle firms share their career journeys and advice to students interested in pursuing similar paths
Ukraine invasion: Ashurst ceases Russian work as City response continues
Big legal players reassess Moscow links
Lawyers exit Russian law firm’s London office following ‘shocking developments’ in Ukraine
James Dingley and Baiju Vasani quit Ivanyan & Partners as City law firms come under greater scrutiny over links to Russia
SQE candidates unable to sit both exams this year
Students taking SQE1 in July will not have their results in time to sit SQE2 in October
The opportunities awaiting aspiring lawyers in the South East
Chris Howard, senior tutor at The University of Law and former City lawyer, on what London and the South East has to offer students
Ashurst and Ropes & Gray reveal spring trainee retention scores
Strong results of 85% and 100%
Solicitor who made up client wins on Facebook escapes with six-month suspension
Also practised for years without SRA authorisation
Full video: Funding the SQE
BPP Law School experts join current students and future trainees to discuss the different funding options on offer
Simmons launches in Silicon Valley as A&O enters Boston
City outfit opens first US office whilst magic circle player continues expansion across the pond
Mishcon joins initiative to fund refugee lawyers through SQE
Teams up with BARBRI and charity Breaking Barriers
Russian invasion prompts CMS, Bakers and Dentons to close Kyiv offices
International law firms take decisive action
‘Chief happiness officer’, ‘micro retreats’ and even a 😎 emoji! Clifford Chance partner sets out vision for future in eye-catching manifesto
Tech lawyer Jonathan Kewley is vying to be managing partner of the London office
US and UK law firms announce bumper financial results
Profits soar at Hogan Lovells, Dechert, White & Case and Addleshaw Goddard 📈
Lawyers fail to impress in ‘best lovers’ list
Research places plasterers top for bedroom prowess -- legal professionals finish bottom
14 law firms named on LGBTQ+ employer list
Stonewall rankings recognise businesses efforts to create inclusive workplaces
Commercial law firm embraces crypto payments
Gunnercooke gets onboard with Bitcoin
Hogan Lovells to move City HQ across the road
New digs from 2026