Paralegals Archives - Legal Cheek

Paralegal stole £438k from law firm to fund gambling addiction

Jailed for three years
May 18 2022 10:02am
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How the next generation of lawyers can build their own training contracts

Mary Bonsor, founder and CEO of Flex Legal, discusses a new tool to help aspiring solicitors qualify under the SQE
Apr 26 2022 11:43am
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Dentons and ULaw launch separate SQE pathways for paralegals

Law firm and law school giants to help legal workers qualify as solicitors
Apr 7 2022 9:15am
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Flexi-lawyer service launches in-house focused SQE pathway

Paralegals able to accrue two years’ QWE at LOD client businesses
Mar 30 2022 3:30pm
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Eversheds ups trainee intake by a quarter and offers ‘high calibre’ paralegals pathway to solicitor qualification

40 ↗️ 50
Dec 1 2021 9:58am
Norton Rose Fulbright launches solicitor apprenticeship scheme in London

Global firm’s Newcastle hub targets aspiring paralegals with launch of separate programme
May 27 2021 4:01pm

Law firm parts ways with paralegal filmed climbing into zoo monkey enclosure ‘to feed them Hot Cheetos’

‘We absolutely do not condone this irresponsible and reckless behaviour,’ says US outfit Lovett Law Firm
May 26 2021 11:11am
Paralegal told she was a trainee solicitor secures compensation from former firm

Nicolette Browne-Marke, 26, represented herself at the employment tribunal
May 14 2021 8:48am
London office of US law firm seeks newly qualified solicitor… to work as a paralegal

Warning signs for NQ job prospects?
Feb 12 2021 9:36am
Ban for ex-Herbert Smith Freehills paralegal who faked overtime approval

Claimed extra 260 hours over two-month period
Jan 18 2021 10:42am
Law student told to stump up £300 a month for ‘paralegal mentorship’

Exclusive: Lawyers warn Open Uni undergrad Katrina White to steer clear
Jan 15 2021 12:02pm
Former paralegal in new Love Island-style dating show

Robyn Darbyshire stars in ITV2’s The Cabins which premiered this week
Jan 6 2021 12:25pm

Careers

From law grad to legal tech innovator

Mike Kennedy, associate in Addleshaw Goddard’s innovation and legal tech team, shares his career journey to date and offers advice to aspiring lawyers
Nov 24 2020 11:51am
BARBRI strikes SQE partnership with flexi-paralegal service

5,000 paralegals to have access to SQE scholarships and fee discounts
Nov 6 2020 10:56am
Ban for paralegal who misled court over fee payment

‘Altered’ email
Sep 14 2020 1:09pm
Ban for paralegal who stole £294,000 from law firm

Former BLM employee ‘acted dishonestly’, says regulator
May 20 2020 9:29am
Ban for SRA paralegal following child abuse conviction

He can no longer work in the legal profession without former employer’s permission
May 4 2020 9:24am
Paralegal loses job after saying Boris Johnson ‘completely deserves’ COVID-19

Criminal defence firm VHS Fletchers disowns former employee
Apr 9 2020 1:09pm

Two-thirds of legal professionals struggle to make ends meet

But over half too scared to ask for pay rise
Mar 9 2020 10:54am
Paralegal jailed for online child abuse removed from profession

Aspiring barrister pleaded guilty to 158 sex offences
Feb 27 2020 10:02am
Clyde & Co seeks paralegal with excellent attention to ‘detials’

Unfortunate typo
Oct 18 2019 12:04pm