Tag: Solicitors

14 law firms named in LGBT top 100 employer list
Newcastle City Council takes top spot

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

Allen & Overy ramps up graduate recruitment in Belfast hub
Hike in support roles follows launch of Northern Ireland TC

Junior lawyer on salary of £78,000 reveals parents still pay most of her bills
WiFi ✅ water ✅ electric ✅ health insurance ✅ uni fees ✅

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

‘Should I negotiate my training contract salary?’
I have accepted an offer from a UK top 50 firm

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

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

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

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

‘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

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