Tag: Solicitors
City lawyer speaks out after aspiring solicitor faces SQE fee clawback from top law firm
Failed challenging exams, leading to the withdrawal of TC offer
Trump hits yet another US law firm with executive order
Jenner & Block becomes latest target
Aspiring solicitor barred after accessing case study and model answers before Macfarlanes assessment day
Worked as a paralegal at City firm
Ukrainian lawyer secures SQE scholarship in vlogging comp
Nazarii Pylypchuk ‘happy and grateful’ after landing BARBRI award
Executive order could have ‘destroyed’ firm, says Paul Weiss chair
Brad Karp defends deal with US president as Skadden junior lawyer resigns in protest over D&I attack
‘What should I wear to my assessment centre?’
Workwear dilemma for training contract hopeful
‘Human error’ costs HSF £465k as firm fined over Russia sanctions breach
The penalty concerns £4 million in payments from 2022
Law Society condemns Trump’s attack on lawyers as top firms quietly remove DEI content from their websites
Hogan Lovells and Latham & Watkins among those to make online tweaks
Ex-Cooley lawyer handed six-month suspension for stalking former girlfriend
Sent her 'unsolicited items' including flowers and Haribo sweets
Trump’s D&I crackdown expands: A&O Shearman, Freshfields and Hogan Lovells among latest law firm targets
20 major outfits face probe
Kirkland cements BigLaw dominance with record $8.8 billion revenue
Average partner profits soar to $9.25 million
YouTuber shares life as a Magic Circle trainee — in and out of the office
Liberty Miles has racked up 80k+ subscribers
Appeal launched to support stranded trainees following RBG collapse
Seven seek support
‘Give them some leeway’: Lawfluencer urges firms to stand by trainees who fail SQE
Appeal follows latest exam results
Law firm earnings up, but it’s taking longer for clients to pay
Law Society research
‘Failed SQE1 and lost my training contract — what now?’
SQE student seeks advice
Business Secretary ‘corrects record’ on Addleshaw solicitor claim
Addresses House of Commons
Why AI probably won’t disrupt law firms any time soon
25 year-olds earning nearly £200k look safe for now
US lawyer jailed for faking Kirkland & Ellis experience to land six-figure legal roles
Also posed as a former footballer and ex-Marine
Latham joins Kirkland in $7 billion revenue club
Very (very!) strong financials 💰