Tag: Solicitors

College admissions scandal: Top US law firm partner placed on leave amid claims he paid £57,000 to boost daughter’s exam score

Gordon Caplan of Willkie Farr & Gallagher charged with fraud and suspended from prestigious firm

Mar 14 2019 12:16pm

Freshfields rounds off magic circle spring retention season with 78% score

32 out of 41 qualifying trainees stay put

Mar 13 2019 8:54am

Profession gears up for next week’s Legal Cheek Awards 2019

Extravaganza takes place at the City of London’s iconic Cheesegrater

Mar 12 2019 12:26pm

LinkedIn row: Former magic circle lawyer slams barrister’s TV entertainment show

Sham Uddin's videos show he has 'no regard or respect' for his own legal career, says ex-Allen & Overy solicitor Melanie Daniels

Mar 11 2019 2:14pm

Bristol’s legal scene and the rise of agile working

A panel of South West lawyers discuss the departure from the London-centric vision of yesterday

Mar 8 2019 12:52pm

SRA loses another policy chief as solicitor super-exam looms

Richard Collins heads for the exit not long after predecessor

Mar 7 2019 1:43pm

International human rights lawyer faces jail after spitting at flight attendant during drunken racist rant

Simone Burns flew into a rage after being refused booze, court hears

Mar 7 2019 9:54am

UCL law professor: Lawyers who draft dodgy non-disclosure clauses could be perverting the course of justice

Government announces measures to prevent victims being silenced by using NDAs

Mar 6 2019 2:44pm
SQE super-exam students solicitors

Junior lawyers question legal watchdog’s ‘refusal criteria’ following SQE approval

Super-exam was given go-ahead by LSB despite calls to delay

Mar 6 2019 11:28am

40% of AI start-ups don’t use AI

Businesses who use the techy-buzzword tend to attract greater levels of investment, report finds

Mar 5 2019 2:17pm

Lawyers launch UK’s first animal protection law firm

Veganism for the legal profession?

Mar 5 2019 10:20am

Ex-law firm partner struck off after failing to report cocaine conviction to regulator

Gave 'misleading information to the police', according to agreed outcome

Mar 5 2019 8:49am

Clifford Chance offers lawyers two months unpaid holiday

Pilot part of a more flexible approach to work, says magic circle player

Mar 4 2019 2:20pm

22-year-old magistrate who said job is about ‘gut instinct’ hits back at social media criticism

Tesco-working Swansea law grad issues calm and measured Twitter response

Mar 4 2019 10:40am

Huge crack appears in BCLP’s Manchester office

Exclusive: Real estate firm still hasn't been able to return

Feb 28 2019 12:50pm

KCL joins forces with PwC in new pro bono legal advice clinic

Free weekly sessions help members of the public and small businesses

Feb 28 2019 8:44am