Tag: Lawyers

Research: lawyers most sought after profession for affairs because they’re good liars and pay attention to detail

Solicitors and barristers in hot demand on infidelity dating websites

Feb 4 2015 5:46pm

What judges say Vs. what judges mean

"I consider this application, in accordance with the Overriding Objective" = "Eeeny-meeny-miney-mo"

Feb 4 2015 9:52am

Junior lawyer battles food waste living on a pound a day for charity

Corporate law specialist at Trethowans in one-woman challenge against modern world laziness

Jan 30 2015 11:02am

Freshfields first in magic circle to release trainee retention rate, with 85% staying on

Figure is a 5% boost over last year as 44 newly-qualifying lawyer are set to pick up £67,500 starting salaries

Jan 29 2015 3:01pm

Tadpoles and pigs play key role in high street law firm paralegal hiring policy

"Insult to intelligence" critical reasoning test pivotal in determining whether you’re up to the task of checking land registry searches at west country solicitors’ firm

Jan 29 2015 12:34pm

Two more corporate firms post strong trainee retention rates

Encouraging figures released by White & Case and Osborne Clarke

Jan 27 2015 1:44pm

Ex-Shearman & Sterling lawyer goes viral with YouTube rap

Unlikely social media sensation of the week ...

Jan 27 2015 11:01am

‘Law Undergraduate of the Year’ competition removes minimum A-level requirement after Twitter uproar

AAB requirement no longer applies, confirms City law firm sponsor

Jan 26 2015 2:45pm

Like the Ritz, Grayling’s embarrassing ‘Global Law Summit’ is open to all

Join the Justice Secretary, some arms dealers and Cherie Blair to toast the Magna Carta

Jan 26 2015 10:07am

Barristers bombard Guardian journo with spoof otter-watching texts after overhearing her mobile number outside court

Tedium of waiting for jurors to come to a verdict was relieved by a practical joke on a hack

Jan 23 2015 11:47am

Alternative careers: junior solicitor launches cat cafe to help stressed out students

Feline-themed venture by Maclay Murray & Spens lawyer could be purrrfect for beleaguered legal hopefuls

Jan 23 2015 10:56am

Do you even lit bro?

This lawyer has torn up the law firm profile rule book -- presumably with his bare hands.

Jan 22 2015 2:22pm

Dentons merges with China’s Dacheng to become the biggest law firm ever to grace the planet

London firm quiet on prospects for trainees in wake of China merger

Jan 22 2015 12:12pm

London office of US firm launches unpaid vac scheme-lite for first year students

Weil Gotshal & Manges cites an “increasingly competitive environment” in move to target ever-younger students, who will be working for free

Jan 20 2015 6:33pm

£1,750-a-head Magna Carta ‘summit’ hijacked by legal aid event that costs a tenner

With delegate fees at more than £1,700, don’t expect to see too many young lawyers brushing shoulders with the PM and BoJo at next month’s official Magna Carta celebrations. But there is an alternative…

Jan 20 2015 2:11pm

City law firm finally realises that trainees don’t know what ‘commercial awareness’ is

Hogan Lovells in bid to explain mythical concept to new recruits

Jan 19 2015 1:06pm

Ex-Brunel law student scammed tens of thousands from migrants to fund gambling debts

Abdul Farooq admits being in cahoots with dodgy Border Agency official to hoodwink the vulnerable

Jan 15 2015 3:29pm

Is this the most random Twitter hacking ever to have befallen a law firm?

Hill Dickinson’s Twitter account "hacked" by The Undateables fan

Jan 14 2015 9:21am