Tag: Solicitors

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

18-month suspension for solicitor who texted ‘I want to f*ck you’ to newly qualified colleague
Disciplinary tribunal points to mitigation, including medical issues

London Dechert partner sues corporate investigators over alleged spying operation
Neil Gerrard reportedly wants £100,000 in damages

Practice area overview: sustainable energy law, the big issues and how to get into it
Lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright’s energy team advise

Former Akin Gump partner struck off over £25,000 in ‘improper expense claims’
Igor Krivoshekov admitted charging his firm for personal meals and Uber journeys

City lawyers need to embrace their inner entrepreneur
White & Case counsel Catherine Andrews looks back on her career in capital markets

Disciplinary tribunal against Freshfields partner told of ‘drinking culture’
Ryan Beckwith accused of engaging in sexual activity with a junior colleague without her consent

Osborne Clarke teams up with Bristol Uni to launch ‘emerging legal tech’ vac scheme
Open to law and STEM students

The next big thing: data and privacy law
Read, network and don’t be deterred by a lack of understanding of technology, says Prof Woody Hartzog, a privacy expert who helped design a new data regulation course on the new Northeastern University Online LLM

Ex-Pinsent Masons partner appointed dean of Aston Law School
Bad news for career legal academics?