Tag: Solicitors

Taylor Wessing lawyers open up about mental health

Partners and associates share experiences of handling stress at work

Oct 31 2019 10:26am

Swansea Uni-backed legal lab scoops £4 million in EU funding

New hub to support research and develop advances in lawtech, Welsh government says

Oct 30 2019 12:05pm

‘My life as an environmental lawyer’

Burges Salmon associate Stephen Lavington reflects on his route into the law and offers advice to the next generation of lawyers

Oct 30 2019 10:13am

You’ve ‘wrecked’ my dream of becoming a lawyer: French LPC student blasts Boris’ Brexit vision in emotional open letter

PM is putting party and ego before national interests, Royal Holloway law grad claims

Oct 30 2019 9:03am

Black History Month: Why we must use it as a platform for action

Mayer Brown associate Edmund Bentsi-Enchill explains how it can help level the playing field for talented students

Oct 29 2019 12:08pm

Fifth of law firms fail on money laundering rules, says SRA

Regulator to ramp up compliance checks in wake of review

Oct 29 2019 9:41am

Wrong type of lawyer

A Monday cartoon courtesy of The Sketching Solicitor

Oct 28 2019 2:13pm

I felt a part of the firm from the moment I walked through the door

Ashurst’s Aneesa Khan reflects on life as a dispute resolution associate ahead of the firm's winter vac scheme deadline on 3 November

Oct 28 2019 12:50pm

There’s more to being a good lawyer than just knowing the law

Irwin Mitchell corporate partner Victoria Zivkovic explains why commercial awareness means going beyond the textbooks

Oct 25 2019 12:54pm

‘My vision for the new solicitor super-exam’

Sarah Hutchinson, international managing director at BARBRI, discusses the future of legal education

Oct 24 2019 2:36pm

Lawyers caught gossiping about employment case in the pub let off the hook

Discussion of how to 'manage out' man bringing discrimination claim not allowed into evidence

Oct 24 2019 1:06pm

Lawyers joining Extinction Rebellion protests risk disciplinary action, solicitor warns

Leigh Day associate Gideon Habel advises legally-minded protestors to carry out 'risk analysis' before hitting the streets

Oct 24 2019 10:41am

‘Not as smart as he thought’: government lawyer jailed for contempt of court in insurance scam

Muhammad Bilal staged car accident and then represented the other driver in insurance claim

Oct 24 2019 8:48am

Civil fraud lawyers get to embrace their inner detective

Ahead of Thursday’s student careers event, ‘Life as a civil fraud lawyer’, two RPC senior associates reflect on their time at the firm

Oct 23 2019 1:54pm

The skills lawyers of the 2020s need to succeed

As told by Pinsent Masons tax partner Peter Morley

Oct 22 2019 12:30pm

Top spots for Baker McKenzie, Linklaters and CMS on 2019 law firm brand power list

Rankings based on the opinions of nearly 350 in-house lawyers

Oct 22 2019 11:51am

Freshfields considers fining mega-earning partners 20% of their income for misconduct

Reported plan follows resignation of scandal-hit Ryan Beckwith

Oct 22 2019 9:01am