Tag: Solicitors

Trouble in paradise? The Queen, Bono and Mrs Brown’s Boys stars linked to law firm data leak

But offshore outfit is still looking to recruit a trainee lawyer

Nov 6 2017 2:46pm

London student hoping to ‘take down’ lawyers with AI chatbots handed £840,000 by Silicon Valley investors

Computer whizz will use cash to tackle more complicated areas of law

Nov 6 2017 12:02pm

From Edinburgh Uni civil engineering graduate to solicitor

Ahead of ‘Why STEM students make great lawyers’, LexisNexis’ head of dispute resolution Virginia Jones looks back on her career journey to date

Nov 3 2017 1:51pm

Automation could lead to 67,000 job losses, Law Society predicts

Solicitor numbers on the up but same can’t be said for legal services sector

Nov 2 2017 1:21pm

The most technologically advanced law firms in Britain: 2017-18

Exclusive: Over 2,000 City trainees and junior lawyers told us how lawtech was affecting their lives on the legal frontline

Nov 1 2017 9:29am

How my biochemistry degree was the perfect training for becoming an IP lawyer

When you act for some of the world’s leading life sciences and technology companies, it helps to speak their language, says Bristows' Gemma Barrett

Oct 30 2017 2:47pm

Bedfordshire law grad, 25, faces jail after flogging non-existent Bieber tickets in £7,000 scam

Trainee admits 16 counts of fraud by false representation

Oct 27 2017 1:38pm

New online marketplace allows Pinsent Masons trainees and lawyers to share out work

Those at risk of 'burnout' can off-load tasks onto quieter peers

Oct 23 2017 2:33pm

There are now 140,000 practising solicitors in England and Wales

Highest figure ever, yet training contracts at top City firms fall

Oct 23 2017 12:24pm

City lawyer proposed to Ashurst associate girlfriend as their flight plummeted 24,000 feet in emergency landing

The couple reconfirmed their engagement once safely on the ground

Oct 23 2017 11:50am

If the only constant is change … lawyers should embrace it

But don't underestimate human skills like being able to listen to and empathise with clients, says Osborne Clarke managing partner Ray Berg

Oct 20 2017 1:04pm

Billable hours: NQs work harder than mega-earning partners

And trainees aren't far behind

Oct 19 2017 10:48am