Tag: DWF

DWF set to make legal history with £1 billion London Stock Exchange flotation

Global giant's top brass could be handed £10 million share windfall... each!

Jun 15 2018 11:32am

Exclusive: Start-up chaired by corporate law legend, Sir Nigel Knowles, sued by ex-director

DWF's head honcho under fire over unpaid shares claim

Mar 16 2018 9:09am

The law firms with the best work/life balance — 2018 edition

Good money plus good hours is a winning combination

Jan 4 2018 9:34am

The most technologically advanced law firms in Britain: 2017-18

Exclusive: Over 2,000 City trainees and junior lawyers told us how lawtech was affecting their lives on the legal frontline

Nov 1 2017 9:29am

DWF keeps 66% of its autumn NQs

As Cleary Gottlieb posts perfect 100% result

Sep 20 2017 12:33pm

17 City firms secure places on LGBT employer power list

Strong showing from the legal profession in 2017 Stonewall rankings

Jan 19 2017 11:04am

DWF hangs on to just 62% of its newly qualifying lawyers

“This is certainly a lower number of trainees than we’d hoped to retain”, says firm

Nov 8 2016 11:56am

DWF moves towards opening solicitor route to paralegal apprentices

Those with “exceptional potential” in line for shot at lawyer jobs

Oct 11 2016 10:30am

DWF launches apprenticeship that stops at paralegal level

Unlike some other law firm school-leaver schemes, course will not extend to qualification as a solicitor

May 9 2016 9:03am

DWF’s bid to clawback LPC fees from ex-trainee could be unenforceable restraint of trade

Questions arise over legal status of firm's lock-in clause

Apr 25 2016 9:18am

Job losses, falling profits and rising debt for Walkie Talkie law firm

DWF has a great London office and a big overdraft

Nov 25 2015 11:09am

Ethnic minority City lawyers still under-represented at the top

Only a handful of internationalist firms reflect diversity of the general UK population

Nov 2 2015 10:07am

National firm DWF hangs onto 74% of its qualifying trainees

12 trainees out of 47 head for the exit at Walkie Talkie-based firm

Oct 20 2015 10:04am

Northern powerhouse law firm stands by London’s ‘ugliest’ building

“Walkie Talkie” is now officially the City’s biggest eyesore, but DWF lawyers still love it

Sep 3 2015 3:17pm

Now work-experience-charging firm exposed for alleged plagiarism

London niche practice forced to pull training contract blurb from website after striking similarities with wording of City and national firms were uncovered

Jun 19 2015 12:03pm