Tag: Solicitors
Over half of disabled lawyers have experienced ‘ill-treatment’ at work, research finds
Use of demeaning language and victimisation among issues flagged in new disability report
Reed Smith ups NQ lawyer pay — and billable hour targets
Rookie pay hits £90,000, as billing targets increase from 1,650 to 1,700 hours
Dentons revamps training contract in bid to make trainees more resilient
Global law firm wants to create 'more good days at work'
‘The way we do business will inevitably change — but we will always need lawyers’
ULTRA Project Director and The University of Law (ULaw) senior tutor, Patrick Grant, on the rise of technology in the legal profession and what it means for future lawyers
French lawyers dance in protest to government pension reforms
Jiving for justice!?
£900 fine for hedge fund lawyer who ‘lost his temper’ and punched opera-goer in row over seat
Attack occurred at Royal Opera House
SQE offers chance to create high quality courses where technology enhances learning, says Nottingham Law School head of department
Matthew J. Homewood sketches out vision for Solicitors Qualifying Exam preparation course that draws on university’s strength in teaching and research
Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper and Clifford Chance lead the way on 2020 brand power rankings
Based on opinions of multinational bigwigs
Calls to lawyer wellbeing helpline continue to rise with stress, depression and bullying among top concerns
Over half of callers to LawCare were trainees, pupils or junior lawyers
Unqualified former paralegal admits pretending to be a solicitor in High Court
A cautionary tale for Suits fans
Hotshot solicitor apprentices are starting to give law graduates a serious run for their money
BPP head of legal apprenticeships Bruce Humphrey detects a 'cultural change' taking place
Reports of sexual misconduct at law firms hit all-time high in wake of #MeToo
Complaints to regulator more than double in five years
Grade II listed building in heart of legal London to get new lease of life… as a Wetherspoons
Cheap booze for bazzas ?
The case for solicitor apprenticeships
Ceri Evans, National Programme Director for Apprenticeships at The University of Law, discusses the benefits of the training contract alternative
BBC brings on wrong guest to talk law with Lord Sumption
Turns out there are two famous Americans called Robert Shapiro
London trainee lawyer who admitted repeatedly raping woman after police discovered work ID at scene jailed for 14 years
Ex-Cripps rookie went on to attack another woman on same night
How the SQE shifts power from law firms to students
‘No longer can a law firm dangle a training contract in front of paralegals or insist that getting a job in a firm’s onshore centre is not a route to qualifying’
Lights, camera, courtroom! Sentencing in high-profile criminal cases to be televised for first time
But bar chiefs warn against legal proceedings becoming a 'spectator sport'