Tag: Law firms

Why I don’t want to become a partner

Yes I’m a City lawyer, but the gruelling hours just aren’t for me

May 11 2017 9:14am

I’ve been paid! QC dismisses report claiming she is owed £200,000 following collapse of KWM

Catherine Newman QC says she received money in full despite featuring in administrators statement

Apr 5 2017 4:03pm

Bolton law firm hands back controversial £300,000 council grant under threat of legal action

Asons Solicitors ceased trading on Friday after it was purchased by Coops Law

Mar 30 2017 10:36am

‘Fresh start’: Bolton law firm at centre of £300,000 council grant row under new ownership

Former Asons chief executive once boasted that he was on his sixth Lamborghini in four years

Mar 28 2017 11:23am

One third of legal professionals believe their firm could do more to help disadvantaged young people

But charity-backed research shows finance faired far worse

Mar 7 2017 3:26pm

Artificial intelligence unlikely to replace lawyers anytime soon, report suggests

The rise of the robots is ‘overstated’ say US profs

Feb 27 2017 11:56am

What went wrong with the firm that morphed into KWM?

Sex, drugs and staff "treated like dirt" -- a former partner shares his first-hand account

Feb 7 2017 9:01am

Tribunal strikes off NQ solicitor for dishonesty, then fines his firm for lack of supervision

Same week young lawyer struggling under weight of 170 cases thrown out of profession

Jan 6 2017 11:20am

The best law firms for work/life balance

For those who value free time

Dec 9 2016 9:32am

Disability in the City: the disconnect between diversity-friendly legal recruitment and the reality on the office floor

We spoke to top lawyer Robert Hunter, himself profoundly deaf, about his charity City Disabilities

Nov 30 2016 9:02am

The fanciest law firm offices in Britain

Welcome to workplace heaven

Nov 25 2016 9:06am

Extrovert, introvert or ambivert – what type are you and does it matter?

The rise and rise of personality types and how law firms are approaching them

Nov 24 2016 2:30pm

Revealed: which law firms have the best canteens

Who will come out on top in the ultimate food face-off?

Nov 14 2016 8:01am

From Brexit bunkers to tactical ‘Trump teams’ — what kind of lawyers will firms need?

The President elect is likely to keep lawyers busy

Nov 11 2016 2:08pm

The law firms with the most approachable partners in Britain

They won't quite drop everything just to see you smile, but they're certainly very nice

Nov 8 2016 8:58am

Law firms hire from the most limited university pool, research finds

And they spend the most amount of money in the process

Oct 14 2016 10:34am

Not if but when: The rise and rise of AI in legal practice

Lawyers being replaced by technology, should we be scared?

Sep 19 2016 11:47am

Eddie Redmayne cast as partner of top US law firm in next film

Hollywood heartthrob set to play namesake partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore

Aug 17 2016 11:59am