Tag: Solicitors

Law firm employee barred from profession after nightclub assault on colleagues
Pleaded guilty to two offences

Thomson Reuters acquires AI start-up founded by A&O Shearman trainee
Recently qualified

Sicily yacht disaster: Clifford Chance partner missing, associate rescued
Sailboat hit by powerful storm

Osborne Clarke raises NQ lawyer pay in London to £94k
Small rises in regions too

AI in law: Embracing change or facing extinction?
James Southwick, bar course graduate, examines the impact of legal technology on the future of the legal profession

Law students to support unrepresented individuals at Royal Courts of Justice
Tie-up between St Mary's Law School and charity Support Through Court

Blind solicitor to tackle 24 peaks in 24 hours
Ex-Ashurst associate hopes to raise £150k

Top lawyers quit X in protest against Elon Musk
Billionaire accused of attacking UK justice system

Partner avoids strike off over sexual misconduct at law firm retreat
Asked to spend night in colleague's hotel room

Milbank dishes out hefty summer bonuses to lawyers
Up to £19.5k

Pinsents gives staff Friday afternoons off
Month-long trial subject to client demand

City lawyer turned fashion designer swaps billables for bags
Ex-Taylor Wessing associate Saher Bhatti now runs successful vegan handbag brand

Clifford Chance suspends office attendance policy due to UK riots
Staff with safety concerns can work from home

Shoosmiths to boost NQ lawyer salaries to £97k in London, £63k in regions
Take effect in November

Delisted DWF sees revenues climb as more law firms release financials
Eversheds Sutherland and Irwin Mitchell also release results

UK riots: Law firms on high alert after being named as potential targets in encrypted chat list
Immigration law specialists

White & Case raises NQ pay to £175k
17% increase for newly qualified solicitors in London

The law student’s guide to balancing a side job
Southampton Uni's Maddy Nicholl shares her top tips