Tag: Solicitors

Being innovative counts towards billable targets, CMS tells lawyers

Follows similar creativity-boosting moves by Reed Smith and Mishcon de Reya

Dec 12 2019 10:30am

Lawtech and what it means for future lawyers

Experts from across the City share their insights

Dec 11 2019 12:52pm

SRA to make decision on SQE1 skills assessment in New Year

Feedback from spring pilot advised it be ditched

Dec 11 2019 8:53am

The lowdown on US law firms in London

Shearman & Sterling lawyers give commercial awareness master class

Dec 10 2019 1:37pm

Lawtech could cull 35,000 legal roles by 2027, Law Society predicts

Secretaries hardest hit -- but lawyer numbers likely to rise

Dec 10 2019 10:29am

Clyde & Co to offer six month data science seats to trainee lawyers

New TC option sees rookies work alongside machine learning engineers and computer whizzes from UCL

Dec 10 2019 8:46am

Clifford Chance teaches ALL trainee solicitors how to build apps

Magic circle rookies get their geek on in four-hour hackathon

Dec 9 2019 9:15am

Student Event: Secrets to Success Leeds — with Squire Patton Boggs, Kings Chambers, Womble Bond Dickinson and ULaw

Wednesday 11 December at ULaw Leeds; open to all students and graduates

Dec 6 2019 4:28pm

London Bridge law firm tells lawyers not to worry about lost billing after fleeing terror attack

Winckworth Sherwood urges staff to evacuate building -- and charge clients on Monday instead

Dec 6 2019 12:53pm

How to found a start-up while working as a magic circle lawyer

Anup Mehta switched from Allen & Overy to its legal consulting arm, Peerpoint, and is now launching a parcel delivery venture

Dec 6 2019 12:03pm

Clifford Chance launches business internship for future trainees

New scheme will see vac scheme places reduced but additional open days introduced for penultimate-year students

Dec 6 2019 9:54am

From science student to intellectual property lawyer

Mark Marfé, senior associate, Pinsent Masons, specialises in patent litigation, and often acts for companies in the high tech space

Dec 5 2019 12:12pm

Former Baker McKenzie London boss admits harassing junior lawyer

But denies it was an abuse of his position

Dec 5 2019 11:15am

Lawtech fuels UK legal sector growth, industry report finds

Revenues hit £35.5 billion in 2018 -- a year-on-year increase of 6%

Dec 5 2019 8:49am

Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Eversheds Sutherland top Ireland’s ‘Brexit transfer list’

As record number of UK-qualified solicitors register in Ireland

Dec 4 2019 12:39pm

How to nail a vac scheme application this festive period

'Tis the season to be jolly tackle dreaded online forms

Dec 4 2019 10:53am

Gowling WLG lawyers step in after Santa’s workshop threatened with closure

Seasonal spoof video sees Mr Claus accused of licence breach

Dec 3 2019 12:15pm

Ex-Baker McKenzie London boss gave junior lawyer ‘unwanted kiss’ in hotel room

Then emailed her to say ‘Sorry!!’, tribunal hears

Dec 3 2019 10:47am

City law firm ‘consortium’ appoints BPP as SQE prep-course provider

Influential group's future trainees will sit super-exam from autumn 2022 -- a year after assessment's proposed introduction

Dec 3 2019 9:05am