Tag: Solicitors

How the SQE shifts power from law firms to students

‘No longer can a law firm dangle a training contract in front of paralegals or insist that getting a job in a firm’s onshore centre is not a route to qualifying’

Jan 17 2020 9:02am

Lights, camera, courtroom! Sentencing in high-profile criminal cases to be televised for first time

But bar chiefs warn against legal proceedings becoming a 'spectator sport'

Jan 16 2020 1:10pm

From trainee to City law firm partner in ten years

Travers Smith’s Stephanie Lee reflects on her path to partnership and the high-stakes litigation that she’s worked on along the way

Jan 14 2020 2:50pm

Slaughter and May scraps work ski trips following allegation of sexual harassment

Decision comes as part of wider review into firm social events

Jan 14 2020 8:49am

Let students lawyer-up for all university complaint hearings, urges barrister

Daniel Sokol says that many unis ban legal reps from attending

Jan 13 2020 9:20am

Alan Blacker slapped with nine-month suspended jail sentence for benefit fraud

Filmed driving miniature locomotives, despite claiming he needed round-the-clock care

Jan 10 2020 10:49pm

Slaughter and May bumps associate pay by up to 8%

Rises follow last summer's improved six-figure packages for NQs

Jan 10 2020 1:41pm

Barclays cuts ties with new online game that sees users play role of overworked lawyer

Creators claim it's a 'light-hearted' look at hours problem

Jan 10 2020 11:54am

City law firms siphoning work to regional hubs risk run-in with regulator, top academics warn

Big paying clients kept in dark over who is handling work as London players look to keep profits high

Jan 9 2020 12:44pm