Tag: Solicitors

Mental health charity pilots online messenger service in bid to reach more young lawyers

LawCare's announcement comes at the start of Mental Health Awareness Week

May 13 2019 11:20am

From lawyer to legal entrepreneur: You’re programmed to be risk averse — but you can’t fear failure

Mary Bonsor, co-founder and CEO of F-LEX, chats to Legal Cheek ahead of her appearance at the Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019 on 22 May

May 10 2019 12:31pm

Media and tech law firm Wiggin launches training contract programme

Exclusive: Trainees start on £39k rising to £60k on qualification

May 8 2019 11:47am

Kim Kardashian relates to law student struggles

Social media sensation turned law student says she won’t have time for ‘literally anything’

May 7 2019 4:21pm
£50 notes money

Freshfields raises newly qualified solicitor pay to £100,000

Exclusive: MoneyLaw reaches the magic circle

May 7 2019 3:05pm

SRA reveals allegations against Freshfields partner accused of sexual misconduct

Allegations, which are unproven, stipulate accused ‘ought to have known’ conduct was inappropriate

May 3 2019 4:27pm

Squire Patton Boggs raises London NQ pay to £73,000

Rises in the regions too

May 3 2019 9:32am

Clifford Chance mulls scrapping billable hour as performance metric

Pilot applies to trainee solicitors and up

May 3 2019 8:11am

Three more high profile speakers announced for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

Hardwicke’s PJ Kirby QC, Brighton Uni LLB lead Zoe Swan and Frances Bennett, pioneer of Burges Salmon's legal apprenticeships scheme, to appear at Kings Place London on 22 May

May 2 2019 12:18pm

Thinking of moving firm upon qualification? Here’s what you need to know

Final seat trainees are 'easy targets' for recruiters, warns magic circle lawyer turned career coach Husnara Begum -- so be sure to follow these top tips

May 2 2019 10:42am

BARBRI teams up with KCL to offer New York and California bar course

Global legal education provider to teach out of London's Dickson Poon School of Law from September

May 2 2019 8:55am

‘Never underestimate Kim Kardashian’, says lawyer helping star realise legal dream

Human rights specialist Jessica Jackson dishes the goss

May 1 2019 11:01am

The SQE and the challenges ahead

ULaw’s director of business development, Morette Jackson, reveals how law firms are reacting to the new solicitor super-exam

May 1 2019 10:00am

Trainees risk ‘exploitation’ under super-exam, junior lawyers warn

Regulator urged to reinstate mandatory minimum salary -- again

Apr 30 2019 10:49am

Ex-SRA exec slams ‘irrelevant’ Law Society

Organisation representing solicitors is doing a terrible job of it, former policy guru Crispin Passmore says

Apr 30 2019 8:51am

Slaughter and May reveals first six start-ups to join legal tech hub

Easy-to-understand coding tool and AI-powered dictation platform among inaugural cohort

Apr 29 2019 1:40pm

Freshfields partner accused of sexual misconduct

Alleged incident involved female member of staff, tribunal hears

Apr 29 2019 10:40am

Two-thirds of lawyers experiencing high stress levels

Over half believe smaller firms offer a more supportive culture

Apr 26 2019 11:34am

Fieldfisher gears up for Brexit with Irish merger

As Burges Salmon launches in Scotland

Apr 26 2019 10:52am

Slater & Gordon solicitor produces incredible Fresh Prince-inspired employment law rap

? Yo this is a case you must have seen about a statutory test in section 18 ?

Apr 25 2019 4:02pm