Tag: Solicitors

SRA dressing down for Hogan Lovells partner who sacked pregnant nanny
Regulator rebukes top City lawyer Sylvain Dhennin following unfair dismissal fine

Lawyers react to explosive news that Boris Johnson will ask the Queen to suspend parliament
Is it a 'constitutional crisis' yet?

Under the bus
A Tuesday cartoon courtesy of The Sketching Solicitor

Reed Smith poaches BPP Law School innovation chief
City lawyer turned tech guru Adam Curphey will join firm's London office next month

Bird & Bird ups junior lawyer pay by 15% to £71,000
Rises at Clyde & Co, too

Regulator ends probe into alleged sexual harassment by ex-Reed Smith partner
Unnamed lawyer dismissed by the firm in 2017 following complaints from two trainees

Love Island 2019 winner Greg O’Shea is not working as a paralegal
Reports had claimed he'd joined Dublin law firm A&L Goodbody

Magistrates brand Porsche-driving corporate lawyer caught speeding seven times in just eight months a ‘disgrace to your profession’
Blamed the stress of his 17-hour working day

Law student sues university for £8 million after flunking three modules
Dylan Prider alleges Bond University in Queensland, Australia, discriminated against his autism and ADHD

Trainee solicitor pay at Weil hits £55,000
US outfit also confirms 100% autumn retention score

Average solicitor earns almost £10,000 less than a train driver
£43,725 versus £53,403

Former Jones Day lawyer claims the firm ‘doctored’ photo to make her look white
US outfit denies 'sensationalized allegation'

British lawyers take up Belgian citizenship as no deal Brexit fears mount
Dual nationality will ensure they can continue to appear before European courts

Summer vac scheme round-up: Ball games, boat tours and a bountiful supply of bubbly
Which City player won the summer's wooing-war?

What we learned from Secrets to Success Hong Kong
Lawyers from leading global law firms share their insights ahead of ULaw launch in city state

Law firms are run by ‘dinosaurs’ looking to exploit ‘desperate’ grads
‘I cannot wait to qualify and change professions’, says anonymous rookie solicitor Dejected Trainee

Lawyer Photoshops himself into Singapore Mediation Convention pics
Exclusive: Tells Legal Cheek edited images were 'lighthearted' joke