Tag: Solicitors

My life as a tech lawyer

Womble Bond Dickinson partner Alastair Mitton offers insights into the fast-moving sector

Feb 4 2020 10:15am

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

Feb 3 2020 12:01pm

Research: Half of lawyers suffer ‘Sunday night fear’

Over 60% calling in sick as a result

Feb 3 2020 10:32am

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

Jan 31 2020 8:52am

14 law firms named in LGBT top 100 employer list

Newcastle City Council takes top spot

Jan 30 2020 6:58am

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

Jan 29 2020 1:31pm

Allen & Overy ramps up graduate recruitment in Belfast hub

Hike in support roles follows launch of Northern Ireland TC

Jan 29 2020 11:23am

Junior lawyer on salary of £78,000 reveals parents still pay most of her bills

WiFi ✅ water ✅ electric ✅ health insurance ✅ uni fees ✅

Jan 29 2020 8:41am

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

Jan 28 2020 2:47pm

‘Should I negotiate my training contract salary?’

I have accepted an offer from a UK top 50 firm

Jan 28 2020 12:16pm

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

Jan 28 2020 11:20am

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

Jan 28 2020 9:06am

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

Jan 27 2020 3:02pm
Barrister

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

Jan 27 2020 9:04am

‘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

Jan 24 2020 1:35pm

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

Jan 24 2020 11:34am

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

Jan 24 2020 10:59am

Dentons revamps training contract in bid to make trainees more resilient

Global law firm wants to create 'more good days at work'

Jan 24 2020 8:50am

‘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

Jan 23 2020 2:23pm