Reed Smith Archives - Legal Cheek

Coronavirus: Linklaters postpones insight scheme as Taylor Wessing closes London office after employee tests positive

Host of City players trial remote working capabilities in wake of pandemic

Mar 13 2020 12:21pm
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Life as a junior lawyer with autism

Reed Smith associate Jonathan Andrews sheds light on some of the positive attributes

Mar 5 2020 2:40pm
Coronavirus could delay City law trainee spring start dates

LPC grads returning from breaks in far flung destinations will have to heed quarantine advice

Feb 21 2020 8:53am
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Reed Smith ups NQ lawyer pay — and billable hour targets

Rookie pay hits £90,000, as billing targets increase from 1,650 to 1,700 hours

Jan 24 2020 10:59am
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The law firms with the swankiest offices in the UK

Cue major office envy

Jan 9 2020 8:57am
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The best festive firs from across the legal profession 🎄

From law firm lobbies to Inns of Court of libraries… it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Dec 20 2019 8:47am
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Revealed: The best law firms for peer support and partner approachability 2019-20

Winner to be announced at the Legal Cheek Awards on 26 March 2020, alongside a host of other categories

Dec 13 2019 9:41am
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Being innovative counts towards billable targets, CMS tells lawyers

Follows similar creativity-boosting moves by Reed Smith and Mishcon de Reya

Dec 12 2019 10:30am
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Reed Smith launches ‘innovation seats’ for London trainees

Follows appointment of new innovation chief

Sep 23 2019 8:42am
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Reed Smith poaches BPP Law School innovation chief

City lawyer turned tech guru Adam Curphey will join firm’s London office next month

Aug 23 2019 8:58am
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Regulator ends probe into alleged sexual harassment by ex-Reed Smith partner

Unnamed lawyer dismissed by the firm in 2017 following complaints from two trainees

Aug 22 2019 11:19am
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Top fintech start-up launches law training contract

Challenger bank OakNorth has recruited three trainees so far

Jul 26 2019 8:56am
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New innovation LLB sees Exeter Uni students spend a year at Reed Smith

Placement roles in global outfit’s London office up for grabs as part of four-year law degree

Apr 23 2019 11:15am
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The most impressive law firm offices — 2019 edition

Imagine going to work in these buildings!

Dec 18 2018 8:50am
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Trainee solicitor sued Reed Smith over mishandled harassment investigation

Rookie’s ‘name and other personal details’ included in report to regulator despite assurance of anonymity

Nov 30 2018 11:59am
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Countdown begins for UK’s only careers event for STEM students interested in becoming lawyers

Dedicated law careers event for STEM students takes place on evening of 14 November

Oct 29 2018 2:55pm
Reed Smith keeps 10 out of 13 autumn NQs

As applications for TCs at the international outfit soar by 54%

Oct 11 2018 12:06pm
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Reed Smith junior lawyers to receive performance feedback via phone app

As global outfit launches inter-office secondment opportunity

May 31 2018 11:29am
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‘Time spent being innovative counts towards billable targets,’ Reed Smith tells lawyers

Following a successful pilot

May 16 2018 11:33am
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Having a City training contract doesn’t mean you can’t dip into human rights law

Ahead of Reed Smith’s training contract application deadline, we speak to one of the firm’s current trainees, Dominic Bullen, as he reflects on his experience working for non-profits Liberty and Reprieve on secondment

Apr 30 2018 1:39pm