Tag: Solicitors
Inside the world of a finance lawyer at a leading US firm’s London office
Willkie partner Komal Raina shares her career journey, insights into 2025 market trends and the career advice she thinks everyone should hear
‘I want to quit my fashion designer job to become a corporate lawyer’
Career changer needs advice
Hogan Lovells to shutter three offices
Johannesburg, Sydney and Warsaw to close
Meet the Magic Circle space sector lawyer
Linklaters counsel Tom Capon discusses the rapid growth of the space industry, sustainability, and the advantages of having a broad career
Betting giant pokes fun at Manchester City with ‘traditional team photo’
Hearing into alleged financial breaches starts today
Eversheds retains 32 of 42 qualifying trainees
76% figure includes apprentices
Mishcon bumps NQ solicitor pay to £95k
Trainee rises too
Blind solicitor completes epic ’24 peaks in 24 hours’ challenge
Former Ashurst lawyer raises £150k for charity
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The Legal Cheek 2025 Firms Most List is here
What it takes to be a successful commercial litigator
Sidley partner Sarah Lainchbury discusses the importance of being organised, the firm's social mobility initiatives, and how her pet dog has supported her career
Womble Bond Dickinson set for new US merger
Combines with Lewis Roca next year
Working in debt capital markets, insights from an associate
Hogan Lovells' associate Kaushik Karunakaran shares his career journey, insights into this key area of finance and the importance of a supportive firm culture
Inside one Magic Circle firm’s push for diversity and inclusion
Slaughter and May partner Gayathri Kamalanathan discusses her career path, shares insights into life as a disputes lawyer, and explains how the firm is integrating D&I
Top BCLP lawyer advises against emailing colleagues on weekends
'Pretty reasonable' approach not a firm-wide policy
Freshfields wants at least 20% of its future trainees to come from lower socio-economic backgrounds
Magic Circle player sets new target
Why intellectual property law is the ideal path for science-minded aspiring lawyers
Aaron Cole, senior associate at Ashurst, discusses moving from New Zealand, life as a digital-age IP lawyer, and exploring quaint English towns
The A&O Shearman merger from a trainee’s perspective
A&O Shearman trainee Kush Patel discusses his first year as a trainee, the opportunities presented by the A&O Shearman merger and his advice for aspiring solicitors
‘I’m a high street trainee with City law ambitions. Should I quit my TC?’
Rookie requires readers' advice
How to successfully make the move from trainee to junior associate
Clyde & Co’s Arina Naumova reflects on her training contract and the lessons she learned along the way