Tag: Solicitors

My 10 trickiest training contract interview questions

Fortunately, I was never asked ‘sell me this pen’

Jan 28 2019 9:15am

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

Jan 26 2019 9:39am

Hogan Lovells partner caught watching porn at work leaves firm

Irwin Mitchell lawyer filmed the incident from an adjacent office

Jan 25 2019 10:24am

Charles Russell Speechlys lawyer and two sons smash 3,000 mile rowing record

Raise £180,000 for charity in the process

Jan 25 2019 9:00am

Understanding the success of US law firms in London

Four Shearman & Sterling partners share their insights

Jan 24 2019 3:52pm
Travers Smith law firm training contract trainee

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

Jan 23 2019 3:15pm

Lawyers are stressed — but not as much as social workers and recruiters

Increasing workloads number on stress source, research shows

Jan 23 2019 12:50pm

Young Legal Aid Lawyers: SRA must reintroduce mandatory minimum trainee pay

Enforceable salary requirements ditched by SRA in 2014

Jan 23 2019 8:57am

How we made it this far

Big hitters from Skadden and Quinn Emanuel, and a rising star from Kirkland & Ellis, tell their stories

Jan 22 2019 3:16pm

Criminal lawyers in uproar over court IT chaos

Continuing digital outage plays havoc with justice system

Jan 22 2019 2:25pm

Calls concerning bullying and harassment up 80%, says lawyer helpline

Majority of callers to LawCare women

Jan 22 2019 12:14pm

Linklaters releases ethnicity pay gap data

Follows Allen & Overy in publishing voluntary figures

Jan 21 2019 4:45pm

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

Jan 21 2019 3:15pm

New legislation on domestic abuse heralds family law shake-up

Ban on abusers grilling victims in court among changes

Jan 21 2019 2:06pm

City law firms dominate LGBT top 100 employer list

Pinsent Masons came out on top

Jan 21 2019 8:56am

Retrial ordered in ‘Lord Harley’ fraud case following dramatic courtroom collapse

Former solicitor-advocate remains in hospital

Jan 18 2019 12:48pm

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

Jan 17 2019 3:21pm

Junior lawyers ‘endangered species’ due to automation, law prof claims

Rookies carrying out repetitive work face being 'gradually culled from firms'

Jan 17 2019 10:47am