Tag: Solicitors

Life as a junior lawyer with autism
Reed Smith associate Jonathan Andrews sheds light on some of the positive attributes

Doughty Street veteran donates a cool £100k to former chamber mate Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership campaign
As Rebecca Long-Bailey defends record as a solicitor

£60 million lawtech start-up closes ‘after failing to figure out how to deliver better efficiency than a traditional law firm’
Legal software specialist Atrium lays off all 100 employees

Shoosmiths faces social media backlash over International Women’s Day ‘male champions’ panel
Discussion features three men and one woman as part of 'GOOD Guys' initiative

How to deal with training contract rejection
ULaw tutor and former solicitor Harriet Pearce discusses self-care and why aspiring lawyers should be upfront about their mental health

Coronavirus outbreak: lawyers in Vienna and New York hospitalised
Firm staff also test positive

Linklaters introduces tech modules for trainees
Magic circler drafts in law and computer science whizzes from Swansea University

CMS launches app to track lawyers’ carbon footprints
Global firm will plant a tree for every user ??

Trowers posts 80% spring trainee retention score
8 out of 10

What you need to consider before pursuing a career in law
Courtesy of experts from Osborne Clarke, Shoosmiths, Hardwicke and ULaw

Baker McKenzie’s London office reopens after employee tests negative for coronavirus
Sent staff home on Thursday

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?