Tag: Solicitors

Law ties with investment banking in graduate salary rankings
Some new starters can expect to earn £50k

Dechert and Fried Frank raise junior lawyer salaries in London
£140k and £160k

BPP strikes SQE training deals with international and national law firms
Law school giant to prep Dentons, Cripps and Walker Morris trainees

Online law school strikes SQE deal with Oxford Brookes
College of Legal Practice to offer prep courses at discounted rate

How I built a career as a construction lawyer
From infrastructure projects to offshore windfarms, Womble Bond Dickinson managing associate Michelle Essen explains why there’s more to the job than just bricks and building sites

NQ lawyer pay at Eversheds moves to £95k
Regional rates up nearly a quarter to £62k

Squires boosts London NQ lawyer pay to £95k
Rises in regions too

5 things aspiring lawyers need to know about the Irish legal market
Law firm partners and a legal education expert discuss Ireland’s position as a global hub in the post-Brexit economy and the opportunities arising for lawyers and students alike

Swelling junior lawyer salaries ‘only a sticking plaster’, Sir Nigel Knowles warns
DWF chief calls on law firms to find better incentives to retain talent

‘How do I put up with my noisy law firm colleagues?’
I'm struggling to focus now I'm back in the office

Meet the TikTokin’ junior lawyer documenting the highs and lows of corporate life
Henry has attracted nearly 30k followers

Hill Dickinson replaces TCs with apprenticeships in training shake-up
New graduate pathway sees aspiring lawyers juggle legal work with SQE studies at ULaw

Law firms could face action over ‘unreasonable’ lawyer workloads, SRA warns
Solicitors' watchdog says firms should do all they reasonably can to protect staff wellbeing

The 10 best legal social media users of 2022
Meet the top lawfluencers who inspired and entertained us over the past 12 months

HSF and White & Case reveal spring trainee retention scores
Global law firms both retain 83% of March qualifying cohort

The opportunities Ireland has to offer future solicitors
Chris Jorgenson, BARBRI’s senior director of institutional partnerships, discusses the benefits of dual qualification for those seeking a training contract in Ireland’s thriving legal market

Clifford Chance could cut Canary Wharf office space
Re-evaluation comes as firms continue to embrace flexi-working

DLA ups NQ lawyer pay: 95k in London, 65k in regions
Up by 8% and 35%

Queen’s law firm embraces solicitor apprenticeships
Farrer & Co to welcome first cohort this autumn

Graduate recruiters should provide ‘tick box’ feedback
Prioritise clarity over uncertainty when rejecting training contract applicants

Trainee solicitor reveals it took her 17 years to secure a training contract
Rawa Hussain's inspirational LinkedIn post went viral, racking up hundreds of congratulatory messages