Tag: Solicitors

‘Solicitor apprenticeship or traditional training contract?’
One school-leaver has an important decision to make

‘Get on with it — uncertainty costs’, SQE co-creator tells regulators at LegalEdCon North
Crispin Passmore warns against super-exam delay

A former commercial litigator’s advice to training contract applicants
‘Your first job may not be your dream job but it could be a step you need to take to achieve your ambitions', says ULaw Reading campus manager Margaret Matthews

Law student Kim Kardashian given special Kim Kardashian-themed revision questions
Ths perks of being rich and famous ??♀️

KCL biochemistry student and Surrey Uni veterinary medicine grad scoop STEM GDL scholarships
£2,500 each towards BPP course

Ryan Beckwith: SDT ruling in full
Ex-Freshfields partner was fined £35,000 following allegations of sexual misconduct

My life as a tech lawyer
Womble Bond Dickinson partner Alastair Mitton offers insights into the fast-moving sector

Law Society fire: I was one of the diners told to evacuate
Around 150 firefighters battled blaze over weekend at historic building on Chancery Lane

Research: Half of lawyers suffer ‘Sunday night fear’
Over 60% calling in sick as a result

Watch out for ‘deepfake’ evidence forgery, family lawyer warns
Byron James says his client's voice was manipulated to create fake recording of threat to other side

14 law firms named in LGBT top 100 employer list
Newcastle City Council takes top spot

How Manchester Law School is helping to bring about a new industrial revolution in legal services
For Professor Andrew Francis the SQE is just one part of a much bigger story

Allen & Overy ramps up graduate recruitment in Belfast hub
Hike in support roles follows launch of Northern Ireland TC

Junior lawyer on salary of £78,000 reveals parents still pay most of her bills
WiFi ✅ water ✅ electric ✅ health insurance ✅ uni fees ✅

Inside the new alternative law school backed by some of the profession’s biggest names
Ahead of LegalEdCon North on Thursday, College of Legal Practice CEO Giles Proctor outlines a vision for the SQE that is winning prominent admirers

‘Should I negotiate my training contract salary?’
I have accepted an offer from a UK top 50 firm

Give all law students unconscious bias training, top judge suggests
As part of a range of measures put forward by senior French and British figures to improve progression of women in law

Outcry over LPC 30 years ago similar to SQE anxiety today, says BARBRI chief
Rather than being fazed by the super-exam, Sarah Hutchinson reckons the legal profession should view it as an exciting opportunity to improve education and training

From vac schemer to global law firm partner advising on big-ticket M&A deals
Claire O’Donnell, graduate recruitment partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, shares her top tips to writing vac scheme applications ahead of the firm’s 31 January deadline

SRA waited three years to stop disbarred bomb hoax barrister from working for solicitors
Exclusive: Michael Shrimpton has been arguing cases in court despite being disbarred

‘As a 17 year-old secretary with no A-Levels and terrible GCSEs I didn’t expect to become a partner in a leading law firm’
Lisa Kemp, careers manager at The University of Law, reflects on a legal career that has taken many unexpected twists and turns