Tag: Solicitors

International human rights lawyer faces jail after spitting at flight attendant during drunken racist rant
Simone Burns flew into a rage after being refused booze, court hears

Want to be the next Amal Clooney? Here are 5 things all aspiring human rights lawyers need to know
A panel of experts share tips from the top

UCL law professor: Lawyers who draft dodgy non-disclosure clauses could be perverting the course of justice
Government announces measures to prevent victims being silenced by using NDAs

Junior lawyers question legal watchdog’s ‘refusal criteria’ following SQE approval
Super-exam was given go-ahead by LSB despite calls to delay

40% of AI start-ups don’t use AI
Businesses who use the techy-buzzword tend to attract greater levels of investment, report finds

Lawyers launch UK’s first animal protection law firm
Veganism for the legal profession?

Ex-law firm partner struck off after failing to report cocaine conviction to regulator
Gave 'misleading information to the police', according to agreed outcome

Clifford Chance offers lawyers two months unpaid holiday
Pilot part of a more flexible approach to work, says magic circle player

22-year-old magistrate who said job is about ‘gut instinct’ hits back at social media criticism
Tesco-working Swansea law grad issues calm and measured Twitter response

Huge crack appears in BCLP’s Manchester office
Exclusive: Real estate firm still hasn't been able to return

KCL joins forces with PwC in new pro bono legal advice clinic
Free weekly sessions help members of the public and small businesses

Robert Gordon University teams up with Addleshaw Goddard to launch legal tech module
Creators of AI robot, 'Kira', also tied-in with new offering

Robots are not coming to take our jobs — but they are changing the way we do them
Lawyers are no longer isolated providers of water-tight legal documents

Newly qualified solicitor claims married law firm partner took her to live Amsterdam sex show
Twenty-seven-year-old suing former employer for sex discrimination tells of 'constant' groping in hotel rooms

Disgraced junior lawyer MP’s jail term not unduly lenient, Attorney General rules
Fiona Onasanya released from prison this morning after serving a third of her three-month jail sentence for perverting the course of justice

This is how lawyers of the future should be thinking about tech
Embrace the change but don’t get distracted by it, say a panel of top City lawyers

Legal Twitterati poke fun at lawyer’s incredible LinkedIn boast
'As humble as I am, very early on in my career I realised I was the best'