Tag: Solicitors

Big Four giant PwC boosts NQ solicitor salaries to £72,000
Trainees receive fresh rises too

Kirkland & Ellis’ Gherkin home named London’s most Instagrammable skyscraper
Host of law firm buildings feature in top ten list

White & Case lawyers share insights from the frontline of the global economy
Reflections on geopolitical uncertainty, the turning economic cycle and the future -- plus advice to their younger selves

Eversheds Sutherland partner found dead within hours of being suspended from work
Geraint Thomas had been accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour

Mental health: a once taboo subject for City lawyers
Taylor Wessing litigation partner and head of the firm’s Wellbeing Network, Laurence Lieberman, chats to Legal Cheek's Aishah Hussain

Future trainee solicitors under investigation over WhatsApp group about female classmates
Law Society of Ireland condemns 'inappropriate comments'

Lawyer among top childhood ‘dream jobs’
It’s also the most likely to become a reality, according to research

Freshfields partner resigns as SDT upholds one allegation of misconduct — but avoids ban
Ryan Beckwith, who had been accused of engaging in sexual activity with intoxicated junior colleague, fined £35,000 and ordered to pay £235,000 in costs

Legal mental health charity to create army of ‘wellbeing advocates’
LawCare scheme launches on World Mental Health Day

Extinction Rebellion lawyers descend on legal London
Environmental group’s legally-minded supporters brought along a real life Lady Justice

First-year law student Kim Kardashian says she would love to launch law firm staffed by former inmates
Reality star sets eyes on criminal law specialism

Legal sector dominates social mobility power list
Top ten spots for Baker McKenzie, Linklaters and BCLP

Exam lie ends junior solicitor’s City career
Former Proskauer Rose lawyer struck off for pretending to pass professional insolvency exam

Climate change: a City lawyer’s perspective
Senior associate Wynne Lawrence explains how Clyde & Co is helping its clients prepare for a greener future

Norton Rose Fulbright boosts NQ solicitor pay to £87,500
Rises for trainees too

Training contract numbers hit highest level since 2008 financial crash
As number of students enrolling onto law degrees swells to over 24,500

Freshfields partner denies exploiting junior associate
A 'mutual mistake', says Ryan Beckwith

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A Monday cartoon courtesy of The Sketching Solicitor

London NQ lawyer pay at Davis Polk reaches £135,000
Uplifts for GDL and LPC maintenance grants, too

‘Legal aid as important for economy as hospitals and schools’
Increasing access to justice can be a ‘win-win’ for businesses, IBA-World Bank report claims