Tag: Solicitors

US law firm Crowell & Moring reveals London training contract ambitions

Hopes to take on first UK trainees from September 2021

Jan 16 2019 9:05am

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

Jan 15 2019 2:41pm
London City training contract lawyers

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

Jan 15 2019 11:57am

Magic circle law firm launches cannabis newsletter

Allen & Overy eyes up legal weed deals

Jan 15 2019 10:49am

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

Jan 14 2019 2:07pm

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

Jan 9 2019 3:25pm

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

Jan 9 2019 3:00pm

A quarter of trainee solicitors paid below Law Society recommended minimum

New figures show improvement in number of firms heeding Chancery Lane guidance

Jan 9 2019 11:03am

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

Jan 8 2019 2:27pm

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'

Jan 8 2019 8:53am

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

Jan 7 2019 2:48pm

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

Jan 7 2019 12:21pm

Is Meghan Markle set to reprise Suits role?

Duchess reportedly offered millions for charity cameo

Jan 7 2019 10:55am

LSE student is the latest legally minded vlogger to share tips and tricks

Angelica Olawepo's YouTube channel has garnered over 56,000 views

Jan 7 2019 9:08am
Travers Smith law firm lawyer solicitor training contract

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

Jan 4 2019 2:00pm

Ferrari-toting barrister sparks LinkedIn beef

Social media star Sham Uddin dismisses “haters” after video promoting chambers provokes LinkedIn comments storm

Jan 4 2019 9:40am
Burges Salmon trainee solicitor

How to nail a vac scheme application

A Burges Salmon trainee shares her top tips

Jan 3 2019 3:15pm
Pinsent Masons solicitor lawyer training contract

How to become an intellectual property lawyer

One Pinsent Masons partner shares his insights

Jan 2 2019 3:00pm