Tag: DWF
Revealed: The best law firms for legal tech 2021
From AI-powered doc review to smart contract signing software; which law firms are the most technologically advanced?
Revealed: The best law firms for work/life balance 2021
Which firms are offering the best of both worlds?
City law firms increase lawyer leave in light of lockdown 3.0
'Lockdown leave' schemes aimed at working parents and carers
Is it worth investing in listed law firms?
Legal profession's stock market performance was poor last year but 2021 could bring a recovery
DWF launches lawtech training seat geared towards STEM grads
Six-month pilot launches in February 2021
DWF ‘cautiously optimistic’ following summer cost-cutting measures
Listed giant's revenue up 14% on previous 12 months
DWF retains 25 of 39 trainee solicitors
Six on fixed-term deals
DWF to use government apprentice levy to fund new SQE solicitor training programme for graduates
Replaces training contract from January 2022
DWF reveals profit uptick despite ‘significant COVID-19 impact’
Listed law firm issues bullish trading update for first quarter of new financial year
8 City law firms among most family-friendly employers
DWF and Pinsent Masons make top ten -- again
DWF scraps specific A-Level requirements for training contract seekers
Social mobility push comes amid results chaos for college leavers
9 City law firms make gender equality employer list
Recognised for creating workplace environments inclusive of women
What does the future hold for the UK’s largest listed law firm?
City trainee Clive Wong examines the fall in its share price from a pre-COVID market high of 143p
DWF pairs trainees with partners who qualified during 2008 financial crash to mentor them through COVID-19 uncertainty
37 rookies jostle for just 25 NQ jobs
Virtual Pride 2020: Law firms move celebrations online in light of COVID-19
Bingo, discos and virtual 'voguing' -- a lot is going on(line) in recognition of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies
Pregnant law firm partner calls out top QC for ‘every day sexism’
DWF's Naomi Pryde says unnamed silk contacted a male junior lawyer about her case, assuming she'd be 'indisposed'
DWF defers training contract start dates by six months
Thirty-one new joiners will now start in February
Law veteran who turned DLA Piper into a global giant takes over at DWF
Nigel Knowles -- the man behind DLA’s ascent from middling Yorkshire outfit to one of the biggest firms in the world -- takes over from DWF’s long serving leader Andrew Leaitherland
Why training contract hunters must be adaptable
Top tips and career insights from four Birmingham-based lawyers
What went down at LegalEdCon North 2020
Last month's Manchester conference marked the beginning of some important conversations centering around the SQE, Sophie Currie reports
How techy do you have to be to work in tech law?
DWF technology, media and telecoms partner Ben McLeod shares his thoughts