Tag: Solicitors

My 10 trickiest training contract interview questions
Fortunately, I was never asked ‘sell me this pen’

What it’s like to do a training contract at PwC
Two PwC trainee solicitors reveal how to maximise your experiences on your application forms and give an insider’s view on a Big Four training contract

Hogan Lovells partner caught watching porn at work leaves firm
Irwin Mitchell lawyer filmed the incident from an adjacent office

Charles Russell Speechlys lawyer and two sons smash 3,000 mile rowing record
Raise £180,000 for charity in the process

Understanding the success of US law firms in London
Four Shearman & Sterling partners share their insights

Why do City trainees who start in March earn less than those who start in September?
'There's a glitch in the system'

This is how one City law firm responds to market change
The panel, which comprised of lawyers and business services professionals, had plenty to say on topics ranging from Brexit, the economic cycle and the rise of disruptive technologies

Lawyers are stressed — but not as much as social workers and recruiters
Increasing workloads number on stress source, research shows

Young Legal Aid Lawyers: SRA must reintroduce mandatory minimum trainee pay
Enforceable salary requirements ditched by SRA in 2014

How we made it this far
Big hitters from Skadden and Quinn Emanuel, and a rising star from Kirkland & Ellis, tell their stories

Criminal lawyers in uproar over court IT chaos
Continuing digital outage plays havoc with justice system

Calls concerning bullying and harassment up 80%, says lawyer helpline
Majority of callers to LawCare women

Linklaters releases ethnicity pay gap data
Follows Allen & Overy in publishing voluntary figures

7 steps to training contract application success
ULaw dean for the Chester and Liverpool campuses, Carol Draycott, shares her tips to the top ahead of Thursday’s event in Liverpool

New legislation on domestic abuse heralds family law shake-up
Ban on abusers grilling victims in court among changes

City law firms dominate LGBT top 100 employer list
Pinsent Masons came out on top

Retrial ordered in ‘Lord Harley’ fraud case following dramatic courtroom collapse
Former solicitor-advocate remains in hospital

Aspiring lawyers must have drive, aptitude and interest
The legal profession has changed over the years, but Phil Sanderson of Ropes & Gray shows that some things stay the same

Junior lawyers ‘endangered species’ due to automation, law prof claims
Rookies carrying out repetitive work face being 'gradually culled from firms'