Tag: Law firms

Clifford Chance latest law firm to dish out COVID bonuses to all lawyers and staff

Follows similar moves made by HSF, Simmons and Bevan Brittan

Mar 12 2021 11:01am

Hogan Lovells opens Dublin office

Doesn't rule out training contract and secondment opportunities in Ireland

Mar 9 2021 11:47am

Law among highest-paying grad jobs, research finds

Beaten only by investment banking 🤑

Feb 24 2021 8:52am

Freeths office closure in remote working push

National law firm shutters in Stoke

Feb 23 2021 10:51am

Litigation law firm drops Hamilton-inspired BigLaw diss track

'Cut your own path it’s ok to be defiant... BigLaw is big, but for change we need giants' 🎶

Feb 11 2021 12:30pm

City law firms and chambers come together for #10000BlackInterns initiative

National campaign gets underway next year with aim to provide paid internships for black graduates

Feb 10 2021 10:58am

City Consortium to provide SQE ‘top-up courses’ for future trainees

Exclusive: Will cover legal tech and project management skills

Feb 9 2021 10:55am

Junior lawyer warns law firms against ‘misusing’ apprenticeship levy

JLD committee member James Kitching's comments come at the start of National Apprenticeship Week

Feb 8 2021 11:52am

Could the Gamestop craze reach law firm stocks?

As the Legal Cheek fund surges by 15%, our listed law firm columnist wonders if a Reddit-driven windfall could be around the corner

Feb 3 2021 11:55am

Exclusive research: Law firms say the SQE alone will not be enough

Results of a survey undertaken by nearly 50 leading law firms reveal the new centralised route to qualification won’t cover enough ground and a more thorough course is needed

Jan 28 2021 1:30pm

Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper and Dentons beat magic circle rivals in 2021 brand power list

Bakers bags top spot for 11th consecutive year

Jan 27 2021 1:00pm

Glasgow University apologises to blind student over law firm grad rec leaflets

Russell Group institution mishandled request to digitise law fair materials

Jan 26 2021 11:58am

Speakers announced for The SQE Sessions

28 January virtual event marks super-exam launch year; speakers include key figures from law firms and legal education

Jan 13 2021 10:32am

City law firms increase lawyer leave in light of lockdown 3.0

'Lockdown leave' schemes aimed at working parents and carers

Jan 12 2021 11:20am

Revealed: Law firms’ average work from home start and finish times 2020-21

Everything has changed over the past 12 months -- but what about working hours for trainee and junior lawyers?

Jan 12 2021 9:14am

Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2020-21

The results are in! Legal Cheek’s exclusive survey can reveal the law firms with the highest scores for training and quality of work

Dec 21 2020 11:34am

Don’t just give SQE trainees ‘repetitive admin tasks’, regulator warns law firms

SRA seeks to protect rookies qualifying under new regime

Dec 11 2020 12:08pm

More law firms pay back furlough funds

DAC Beachcroft and Bevan Brittan follow host of City firms in returning government cash

Dec 10 2020 9:12am

Home-working: 3 out of 4 solicitors experiencing feelings of isolation and lack of motivation

Cracks beginning to show in WFH model, particularly among juniors, report finds

Dec 9 2020 9:28am