Tag: Solicitors

It’s important to have a passion outside law

Hill Dickinson partner Ian Gillis on martial arts, Manchester and the importance of a commercial mindset

Nov 1 2019 11:34am

Super-exam pass rates could be higher than LPC, says boss of new SQE mega provider

Comments come after Linklaters training chief revealed fear that more magic circle rookies could fail SQE

Nov 1 2019 9:04am

Taylor Wessing lawyers open up about mental health

Partners and associates share experiences of handling stress at work

Oct 31 2019 10:26am

Swansea Uni-backed legal lab scoops £4 million in EU funding

New hub to support research and develop advances in lawtech, Welsh government says

Oct 30 2019 12:05pm

‘My life as an environmental lawyer’

Burges Salmon associate Stephen Lavington reflects on his route into the law and offers advice to the next generation of lawyers

Oct 30 2019 10:13am

You’ve ‘wrecked’ my dream of becoming a lawyer: French LPC student blasts Boris’ Brexit vision in emotional open letter

PM is putting party and ego before national interests, Royal Holloway law grad claims

Oct 30 2019 9:03am

Black History Month: Why we must use it as a platform for action

Mayer Brown associate Edmund Bentsi-Enchill explains how it can help level the playing field for talented students

Oct 29 2019 12:08pm

Fifth of law firms fail on money laundering rules, says SRA

Regulator to ramp up compliance checks in wake of review

Oct 29 2019 9:41am

Wrong type of lawyer

A Monday cartoon courtesy of The Sketching Solicitor

Oct 28 2019 2:13pm

I felt a part of the firm from the moment I walked through the door

Ashurst’s Aneesa Khan reflects on life as a dispute resolution associate ahead of the firm's winter vac scheme deadline on 3 November

Oct 28 2019 12:50pm

There’s more to being a good lawyer than just knowing the law

Irwin Mitchell corporate partner Victoria Zivkovic explains why commercial awareness means going beyond the textbooks

Oct 25 2019 12:54pm

‘My vision for the new solicitor super-exam’

Sarah Hutchinson, international managing director at BARBRI, discusses the future of legal education

Oct 24 2019 2:36pm

Lawyers caught gossiping about employment case in the pub let off the hook

Discussion of how to 'manage out' man bringing discrimination claim not allowed into evidence

Oct 24 2019 1:06pm

Lawyers joining Extinction Rebellion protests risk disciplinary action, solicitor warns

Leigh Day associate Gideon Habel advises legally-minded protestors to carry out 'risk analysis' before hitting the streets

Oct 24 2019 10:41am

‘Not as smart as he thought’: government lawyer jailed for contempt of court in insurance scam

Muhammad Bilal staged car accident and then represented the other driver in insurance claim

Oct 24 2019 8:48am