Tag: Solicitors

Sidley Austin retains all 11 autumn NQ solicitors

One associate-to-be is on a fixed-term contract

Jun 4 2020 9:17am

9 things to think about if you plan to switch careers to law

Lawyers who’ve come into law from other industries share their insights

Jun 3 2020 2:32pm

You don’t have to do a training contract to be a lawyer

BARBRI’s Tracy Savage explains why the super-exam heralds a new era for flexible legal training

Jun 2 2020 1:47pm

Reed Smith to cut London lawyer roles due to pandemic

‘Targeted redundancy process’ will impact 'small number' of associates and staff, global outfit says

Jun 2 2020 10:08am

How law students can manage the uncertainty caused by COVID-19

We sit down (virtually) with Sarah Harte, graduate recruitment and development manager at global firm Dentons, for her take on things

Jun 1 2020 2:00pm

A&O-O’Melveny mega-merger scuppered by plummeting pound, former magic circle managing partner reveals

Andrew Ballheimer was told bad news while holidaying in Spain

Jun 1 2020 10:58am

National firm to close London office as it looks to embrace permanent remote-working

Slater and Gordon to find smaller hub suitable for post COVID-19 world

May 29 2020 1:41pm

Law veteran who turned DLA Piper into a global giant takes over at DWF

Nigel Knowles -- the man behind DLA’s ascent from middling Yorkshire outfit to one of the biggest firms in the world -- takes over from DWF’s long serving leader Andrew Leaitherland

May 29 2020 10:52am

Law on lockdown: The dissertation pic round-up

*Adds Photoshop skills to LinkedIn*

May 28 2020 2:06pm

SRA defends decision to prosecute junior lawyer who lost work briefcase

Claire Louise Matthews has lodged appeal against strike off

May 28 2020 11:20am

Falling through the cracks of the furlough scheme — a NQ lawyer’s perspective

'I feel I have effectively been forced out of the profession', a junior family solicitor writes

May 28 2020 9:18am

Rookie solicitor puts training contract on hold to work in coronavirus-battered pharmacies

King's grad Thorrun Govind dusts off pharmacy qualifications during pandemic

May 27 2020 12:25pm

Petition launched to add law student killed in drive-by shooting to solicitors roll

Barrister Sahar Farooqi urges legal community to honour Aya Hachem's passing -- but regulator says its hands are tied

May 27 2020 8:55am

4 steps to a successful career change to law

ULaw’s Suzanne Hutton draws on her experience as a solicitor and careers coach

May 26 2020 1:43pm

Millennial lawyers aren’t ‘work-shy, ill-informed or lazy’

Academics Andrew Francis and Lydia Bleasdale outline the challenges facing younger lawyers and the importance of managing expectations

May 26 2020 9:29am

How the pandemic will impact future lawyers

Four speakers from different corners of the legal profession share their insights

May 22 2020 1:51pm

Osborne Clarke to reduce solicitor pay by 7%

City firm takes 'unfortunate but prudent decision' to mitigate COVID-19 financial impact

May 22 2020 11:44am

Slaughter and May cuts NQ lawyer pay to £87,000

COVID-19: Move comes just weeks after magic circle player suspended partner distributions

May 22 2020 10:21am