Tag: Solicitors

Revealed: The best law firms for legal tech 2021

From AI-powered doc review to smart contract signing software; which law firms are the most technologically advanced?

Jan 29 2021 9:13am

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

Should legal crowdfunding be regulated?

Lawyers -- including some of those doing the crowdfunding -- worry about lack of controls

Jan 28 2021 10:49am

Lockdown issues trigger rise in calls to lawyer wellbeing helpline

Stress and anxiety among top concerns, LawCare stats show

Jan 28 2021 9:20am

The role of lawyers in the post-COVID recovery

Womble Bond Dickinson's Jonathan Bower explains how the rebuild after the pandemic involves businesses giving back to their communities

Jan 27 2021 2:25pm

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

Delivering high quality legal education at a time of change

ULaw's director of business development, Morette Jackson, reflects on the past year and her hopes for a people-focused approach to law and education in the year ahead

Jan 26 2021 2:16pm

Linklaters keeps 47 out of 50 NQ solicitors

Reveals BAME-only retention score in City law first

Jan 26 2021 10:16am

Meet the lawyers deciding Trump’s Facebook fate

Social media giant's Oversight Board is stuffed with legal experts

Jan 26 2021 9:22am

The post-vaccine world through the eyes of a lawyer

Hill Dickinson’s head of banking and finance, Richard Capper, forecasts the year ahead

Jan 25 2021 2:42pm

Diversity and inclusion efforts count towards billable targets, Hogan Lovells tells lawyers

Credit system applies to activities including organising D&I events and mentoring underrepresented colleagues

Jan 21 2021 10:26am

Why students should take an SQE prep course

Nottingham Law School's Rachel Rowley and Professor Paula Moffatt discuss the importance of choosing a law school that will provide you with a rounded professional legal education

Jan 20 2021 2:39pm

Flexi training contract specialist launches SQE scholarship for Black aspiring lawyers

Accutrainee's diversity initiative sees it team up with City outfits including CMS

Jan 19 2021 11:22am

Ex-magic circle trainee reveals why she quit law to live on a narrowboat

'I found the work so boring,' says former Linklaters lawyer Dorothy Henson

Jan 19 2021 9:45am

From Hull high street trainee to US firm high flyer

Richard Youle, co-head of private equity at Skadden, reveals how he staged one of the best career progressions of his time

Jan 18 2021 1:36pm

Norton Rose Fulbright cuts 132 roles — majority in London

19 lawyers among redundancies

Jan 18 2021 11:48am

Revealed: The best law firms for work/life balance 2021

Which firms are offering the best of both worlds?

Jan 18 2021 9:30am

Watch now: Travers Smith lawyers on the shift to sustainable capitalism

Full footage from Legal Cheek and Travers Smith’s latest student careers event now live

Jan 15 2021 4:47pm

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

Allen & Overy kicks off spring retention season with 92% result

34 out of 37 trainees kept on

Jan 15 2021 10:30am