Tag: Solicitors

Event: Junior lawyer workshop and social — life in US firms in London
With speakers from Kirkland & Ellis, Quinn Emanuel and Skadden

What I learned in my week at a global law firm
Ahead of the 6 January application deadline for Clyde & Co’s vacation scheme, Legal Cheek Careers spoke with Eleanor Hassall, fresh from her time on the firm's Bright Futures Programme.

A year in the world of Legal Cheek: The top 15 stories of 2018
From a Love Island lawyer to a Donoghue v Stevenson inspired statue -- but can you guess which is our most read article over the past 12 months?

Lawyers lip-sync Mariah Carey Christmas classic
Not very well

Junior lawyer MP guilty of perverting the course of justice in speeding ticket case
Property law specialist Fiona Onasanya lied to police to avoid prosecution

Behind the scenes at a tech-focused City law firm
Lawyers and innovation specialists discuss Taylor Wessing tech

Introducing the Legal Cheek Android app
Available to download from the Google Play Store

The most impressive law firm offices — 2019 edition
Imagine going to work in these buildings!

Looking up: How the North is becoming an international legal powerhouse
CMS lawyers deliver commercial awareness and careers advice insights

How do I tell my training firm I’m accepting an NQ position elsewhere?
One soon-to-be associate needs readers' help

How to get through a training contract while recovering from a serious injury
City trainee Clive Wong explains how he juggled work commitments with months of rehabilitation

National law firm pursues ex-trainees for £9,000 LPC fees
Rookies left after Veale Wasbrough Vizards was unable to accommodate their qualification preferences

‘I went into the office on Tuesday morning and didn’t leave until Sunday,’ claims ex-magic circle trainee solicitor ‘Max Johnson’
The Guardian publishes astonishing claim by anonymised source

SRA spent £3.1 million on failed Leigh Day case — here’s what it could have bought instead
Yacht, private island or a seemingly endless supply of Nando's?

City law diversity schemes criticised for ‘box-ticking’
Chair of high profile programme hits back with strong-worded response

5 things we learned about lawtech at Addleshaw Goddard
Legal technology leaders lay down some home truths

AI isn’t about cutting solicitor numbers, says SRA
While regulator attacked over SQE for doing 'violence to the law'

Vlogging future magic circle trainee parodies Ariana Grande’s ‘thank u, next’ music video
University of Bristol law grad Eve Cornwell’s clip has already racked up 47,000 views