Tag: Solicitors

Reed Smith cuts London lawyer roles in wake of pandemic
13 associates and six support staff redundant following review

Dechert boosts London NQ solicitor pay to £120,000
Despite COVID

Burges Salmon records 97% trainee retention score
29 out of 30

Majority of legal workers expect a pay rise within next year, study finds
One fifth feel confident in securing a promotion despite coronavirus effect on economy

Work remotely up to 50% of the time, Linklaters tells lawyers
Magic circle player to embrace WFH life post-COVID

How aspiring lawyers can better understand the legal market
Lawyer turned BPP University Law School training manager Natasha Saleh shares her advice to students looking to secure a training contract post-COVID

Linklaters rounds off magic circle retention season with 46 trainees staying on
One on fixed-term contract

Stephenson Harwood retains 11 out of 12 trainees in London
Three on fixed-term deals

Struck-off solicitor’s George Floyd comparison slammed by tribunal
Branded 'grossly offensive'

Furloughed trainee: ‘Should I get my pay rise?’
I am really confused

Osborne Clarke posts 96% trainee retention score
22 out of 23

BLM to shutter two offices in permanent remote-working push
Launches redundancy consultation

The trends future lawyers should look out for
Three experts based in Sheffield share their predictions for the post-COVID world

Ashurst ditches A-Level requirements for training contract hopefuls as government performs exam U-turn
Follows similar move by DWF

Suspension for ex-magic circle lawyer caught with cocaine for second time
Rumbled by an anonymous letter to HR

DWF scraps specific A-Level requirements for training contract seekers
Social mobility push comes amid results chaos for college leavers

Let junior lawyers use your office if you’re not around, Freshfields partners told
New policy to coincide with move to 100 Bishopsgate

TikToking law firm partner hits back at fellow lawyer’s claim she doesn’t ‘work very hard’
'I’m annualising 2,800 hours this year'

Norton Rose Fulbright latest to cut NQ solicitor pay
Confirms 87% trainee retention score