Tag: Solicitors

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

Lessons from litigators
Members of Travers Smith's dispute resolution team share what they have learned from working on high-profile, complex and varied disputes

‘I’ve got first year scheme offers from A&O, HSF and Slaughters — which should I pick?’
They all run on the same dates

What went down at LegalEdCon North 2020
Last month's Manchester conference marked the beginning of some important conversations centering around the SQE, Sophie Currie reports

Deloitte teams up with PhD tech students to solve ‘future problems’ in the legal sector
Tackle areas ripe for development including AI and blockchain

Over half of female lawyers have experienced or witnessed sexism at work
But 46% fail to report over fears it would negatively impact their careers, new research reveals

Dublin’s future as a global legal hub
BARBRI’s Chris Jorgenson sets out his vision for Ireland’s rapidly expanding legal market

Quinn Emanuel follows Freshfields in ditching ‘Dear Sirs’ from lawyers’ emails
'The idea is to show that we take gender seriously', says US firm

Nearing the end of your TC? This is how to secure an NQ position
Magic circle lawyer turned career guru Husnara Begum offers up her nine top tips to making a smooth transition from rookie to junior associate

Student event: Commercial Awareness Question Time Dublin — with Arthur Cox, Matheson, Pinsent Masons and BARBRI
Tuesday 18 February in Dublin; open to all students