Tag: Solicitors
Profession prepares for big changes in training of lawyers
Scrapping of LPC, shift to apprenticeships and focus on tech prompt enthusiasm and anxiety in equal measure
How can I best prepare for life at a ‘notoriously busy’ US firm?
I’m moving from a mid-tier outfit and want to hit the ground running
Shearman & Sterling keeps 13 out of 16 qualifying trainees
A score of 81%
The private prosecution of Boris Johnson – what happens next?
Criminal barrister Rhys Rosser explains
Vlogging future magic circle trainee offers insight into law exam prep
LPCer gets genuine in new week-in-the-life vlog series
Lawyer jailed for 18 years after smashing chair over judge’s head following ‘minor’ disagreement
The incident occurred in Pakistan
Boris Johnson to face court over alleged Brexit campaign misconduct
Private prosecution brought following successful crowdfunding campaign
Trainee pay at Sidley Austin hits £55,000
Rises of up to 7% for US outfit's London rookies
Mega-viral tweet asks ‘how do Iawyers not cry when arguing’?
The Twittersphere responds
Law firm switches to four-day working week
But office open later into evening
Freshfields becomes second magic circle firm to bump GDL maintenance grant to £10,000
Just weeks after boosting NQ pay to £100,000
Law firm criticised over trainee’s ‘imbecilic’ insult
Unnamed Brandsmiths rookie was responding to disclosure request
High Court seeks junior lawyers for new judicial assistant scheme
A chance to get behind the scenes at the Royal Courts of Justice
Ban for trainee solicitor who turned up to police station with cocaine
Drove there while over the alcohol limit, according to SRA decision
2020s is the decade of legal change, says Richard Susskind
Exclusive interview: AI and online courts will flourish and replace 'old ways of working'
What it’s like to lead one of the UK’s first teaching law firms
Laura Pinkney, head of Nottingham Law School’s Legal Advice Centre, chats to Legal Cheek’s Aishah Hussain
Arrest warrant issued for barrister who harassed solicitor
Dr Aisha Bijlani allegedly bombarded Richard Howlett with emails, some abusive, after refusing to take her case pro bono
Shearman & Sterling ups NQ solicitor pay to £120,000
A boost of 14%
Why the SQE won’t change Russell Group law degrees
Ken Oliphant, head of Bristol University Law School, explains why he foresees only tweaks around the edges to the traditional LLB
‘We need a 50% target of women in all chambers’, says Charlotte Proudman
#MeToo pioneer calls for tougher sanctions for sexist behaviour