Tag: Solicitors

4 things you need to know about lawtech
A panel of experts share their insights

Extinction Rebellion: what went down at the protest outside Slaughter and May
Banners, banging drums and hazmat suits

‘Should I renege on my accepted TC offer to take one at a better firm?’
I need readers' advice

Law Society boosts recommended minimum pay for trainee solicitors by 1.9%
£22,541 in London and £19,992 elsewhere

Baker McKenzie closes London office as ‘precautionary measure’ to combat potential coronavirus case
Staff told to work from home

Extinction Rebellion to target Slaughter and May’s London HQ
Magic circle player's links to oil industry cited in online protest post

15-year-old with no legal knowledge scores 48% on SQE practice paper, claims Kent Law School deputy head
Academic reveals daughter's super exam efforts

How a life changing accident as a junior lawyer gave me the drive to succeed
Ed Fletcher, CEO at Fletchers, discusses how he took the firm from fledgling high street practice to featuring in the UK top 100, and the tragic motorcycle crash that spurred him on

Old Bailey juries sent home after ‘unusually large parcel’ blocks court toilets
Was it a 'huge fat ball' from the court kitchen?

Mayer Brown London managing partner to speak at LegalEdCon 2020
Sales of Early Bird Tickets end this Friday

Ex-Freshfields partner Ryan Beckwith launches High Court challenge over tribunal ruling
City lawyer was fined £35,000 and ordered to pay £200,000 in costs for drunken sexual incident with junior colleague

How to secure a training contract at a top law firm
Burges Salmon solicitor turned ULaw Bristol and Exeter dean Zoe King offers tips to applicants

Digital bank Revolut expands into legal services
Fintech giant strikes deal with 'digital lawyer' platform

SRA won’t appeal Ryan Beckwith ruling
Ex-Freshfields partner was fined £35,000, but not struck off, for engaging in sexual activity with a junior female colleague

Why I moved from the magic circle to make partner at a major UK law firm in Bristol
Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Burges Salmon banking partner Rachael Ruane ahead of her appearance at Wednesday’s ‘Secrets to Success’ event in Bristol

Linklaters keeps 36 out of 41 spring NQs
Further four rookies defer start dates

Coronavirus could delay City law trainee spring start dates
LPC grads returning from breaks in far flung destinations will have to heed quarantine advice

Four high flying City lawyers at US firms share their career stories
What we learnt from an hour listening to partners from Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden, as well as associates from Shearman & Sterling and Cleary Gottlieb

Struck off lawyer suspended by bar tribunal
Aurang Khattak removed from solicitors profession -- but return to the bar remains open

From partner to pizzeria: ex-Clifford Chance lawyer opens up on life as restaurateur
Katrina Allison moved to Cumbria aged 46 after tiring of commercial litigation