Tag: Solicitors

US law firm Crowell & Moring reveals London training contract ambitions
Hopes to take on first UK trainees from September 2021

From trainee to London senior partner — and what I learnt along the way
Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Mayer Brown’s Sally Davies at the firm’s London office to uncover the story behind her success

London law firm partner fined £45,000 in case with link to Panama Papers leak
Child & Child lawyer breached anti-money laundering rules, according to disciplinary finding

Magic circle law firm launches cannabis newsletter
Allen & Overy eyes up legal weed deals

Lawtech is a means to an end — it’s not about having ‘a new shiny toy’
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s Nick Pryor gives his insight into the past, present and future of legal technology

‘Lord Harley’ appears in court to face charges of benefit fraud
He denies wrongdoing

Ex-army MP calls Leigh Day chief ‘dishonest’, claiming he has ‘completely destroyed’ lives of British soldiers
Tense committee session pits Iraq torture lawyer against parliamentarians

A partner and a trainee explain why they decided to become corporate lawyers
Shearman & Sterling's New York and London offices brought to life in short clip

A quarter of trainee solicitors paid below Law Society recommended minimum
New figures show improvement in number of firms heeding Chancery Lane guidance

How being a trainee is different (and not so different) to the way I imagined it at university
RPC trainee solicitor Joseph Akwaboa reveals his journey from theory to practice -- with a few goals on the football pitch along the way

Junior solicitor claims pricey hotline will help stressed out trainees who are too scared to ask for help
But one lawyer tells Legal Cheek the service is simply 'papering over the cracks of the problem'

Life in a global law firm through the eyes of a trainee
Ahead of Norton Rose Fulbright’s 13 January Spring Vacation Scheme deadline, Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Dominica Cole, a former vac schemer and current trainee at the firm

MoJ apologises after staff described journalist as ‘crazy’ and a ‘bitch’ in internal messages
BuzzFeed’s Emily Dugan regularly reports on issues concerning legal aid, the judiciary and the courts

Is Meghan Markle set to reprise Suits role?
Duchess reportedly offered millions for charity cameo

LSE student is the latest legally minded vlogger to share tips and tricks
Angelica Olawepo's YouTube channel has garnered over 56,000 views

Why Brexit, technology and agile working are some of the ingredients shaking up City law
Ahead of Legal Cheek’s ‘How law firms adapt to change’ event with Travers Smith next week, finance partner Danny Peel explains how the City law firm is responding to change

Ferrari-toting barrister sparks LinkedIn beef
Social media star Sham Uddin dismisses “haters” after video promoting chambers provokes LinkedIn comments storm

How to nail a vac scheme application
A Burges Salmon trainee shares her top tips

First legal market shake-up of 2019 sees Gordon Dadds and Ince & Co complete merger
But most overseas offices not included

How to become an intellectual property lawyer
One Pinsent Masons partner shares his insights