Tag: Solicitors

Top divorce firm Vardags in war of words with legal workers’ union following dress code leak
Dress code saga rumbles on

A&O restarts lawyer salary reviews and increases pay
NQs receive pay rise which falls £5k short of pre-COVID six-figure sum

Work here if you want an Irish practising certificate, UK solicitors told
Irish Law Society throws post-Brexit curveball

What it’s like to work at a global law firm
Clyde & Co partners from across the firms’ international offices discuss the strategic benefits which come with being a wholly global law firm

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ lawyer husband to leave DLA Piper
Doug Emhoff will leave global outfit by inauguration day on 20 January

Hogan Lovells offers fast-track path to TC assessment days with new virtual academy
Exclusive: For sixth-form students and up

Law firms dominate social mobility employer list
Top ten spots for BCLP, Browne Jacobson, HSF and Bakers

IBA conference: Regulator has major role to play in junior lawyer wellbeing, argues Sheffield Uni law lecturer
Dr Emma Jones joins other top academics and charity LawCare to launch mental health research study

Law Society: Reserve vac scheme and TC spots for disabled aspiring lawyers
City law firms also encouraged to run more part-time training contracts

Profession must look after junior lawyers screwed over by the pandemic, Supreme Court judge warns
Lord Hodge says there shouldn't be 'lasting detriment' to those starting their career

The opportunities ahead for the Midlands legal market
Lawyers from across the region share their insights

What the second lockdown means for employment lawyers
Bryn Doyle, an employment partner at Squire Patton Boggs’ Manchester office, talks furlough and restructuring on the high street

BARBRI strikes SQE partnership with flexi-paralegal service
5,000 paralegals to have access to SQE scholarships and fee discounts

Selecting an SQE training provider
A look at some of the key considerations, courtesy of QLTS School

DWF ‘cautiously optimistic’ following summer cost-cutting measures
Listed giant's revenue up 14% on previous 12 months

Taylor Wessing ends flexi-working scheme early
Part of a wider roll back on its emergency coronavirus measures

Why I became an international disputes lawyer
Milena Szuniewicz-Wenzel, a partner in Clyde & Co’s international arbitration group, discusses her varied caseload and ways to build client rapport

Ban for former Travers Smith trainee who ‘misled colleagues’
Ex-rookie sanctioned over email to IT

Reed Smith signs SQE training deal with BARBRI and College of Legal Practice
Replaces LPC route from 2022

Big Four giant Deloitte snaps up London law firm
Acquires Kemp Little

The mega trends aspiring lawyers need to know about
Osborne Clarke lawyers discuss how digitalisation, decarbonisation and urban dynamics are spearheading the shift towards sustainable business