Tag: Solicitors
My life in law
Sally Davies on rising through the ranks to make Mayer Brown’s first female London managing partner
Legal training provider reveals £2,890 SQE1 online prep course
Law Training Centre enters super-exam training market
Former ‘Lord of LinkedIn’ Alan Blacker resurfaces on TikTok
Struck off solicitor directs fans to flashy legal website
A year in the world of Legal Cheek: The top 15 stories of 2020
From law firm dog walkers to Sumption slamming lockdown measures -- can you guess which article was our most viewed?
First-ever SQE exam dates announced
SQE1 to take place on 8 and 11 November 2021, with SQE2 in April 2022
Former Skadden solicitor pardoned by President Trump
The King’s College London law grad was charged with making false statements in connection with the Mueller investigation
What will the post-pandemic life of a lawyer look like?
Shoosmiths partners and associates explain why a blended approach that mixes agile workplaces with WFH is likely to become the norm and advise future trainees on how to prepare for the changes ahead
SRA rules out Ryan Beckwith appeal
High Court had overturned SDT's decision to fine former Freshfields partner
SQE examiner hit by ‘cheating’ outbreak
Kaplan acknowledges 'attempted' cheating on foreign lawyer exam it also runs
How innovation is shaking up the legal sector
Lawyers and legal education experts share their experiences from the frontline of legal tech
My unconventional journey into law
A former chef, retail assistant and army officer explain how they made their way to Addleshaw Goddard
Law schools report rise in pro bono work as public turn to student-staffed clinics for legal advice
Most popular areas include employment, family and housing
Life as a trainee lawyer during a global pandemic
Legal Cheek Careers catches up with Irwin Mitchell's Daryna Plysak
BARBRI strikes SQE partnerships with Sussex Uni and national paralegal group
Tie-ups come as regulator defends super-exam’s MCQ format
What will the green revolution mean for lawyers?
Herbert Smith Freehills partners and associates discuss the present and future role of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) goals in light of recent government policy announcements
Addleshaw Goddard cuts 19 lawyer roles following consultation
Redundancies in real estate team
Travers Smith restarts lawyer salary reviews and increases pay
Business services and support staff salaries remain frozen
Litigation, crime, property, immigration are legal sectors hardest hit by pandemic, report finds
But the likes of tax and employment are growing
Don’t just give SQE trainees ‘repetitive admin tasks’, regulator warns law firms
SRA seeks to protect rookies qualifying under new regime
Baker McKenzie tells lawyers to keep Wednesdays meeting-free to ‘combat Zoom fatigue’
And 1-2pm on other work days