Tag: Solicitors

The diary of a client secondee

Mayer Brown junior lawyer Emma Sturt has recently returned from a secondment at Citibank, having spent six months at Wells Fargo during her training contract

Jul 2 2018 2:57pm

‘There’s no such thing as success without hard work — in any walk of life, not just law’

Curiosity, open-mindedness and the ability to work as part of a team are also key differentiating traits, says Hogan Lovells litigator Rebecca Wales

Jun 29 2018 1:02pm

Magic circle duo join the MoneyLaw madness

Allen & Overy and Linklaters latest to pay US newly qualified lawyers eye-watering figure that works out just shy of £150k

Jun 29 2018 10:22am

Share dealing begins in stock market-listed law firm

Knights to recruit 200 more fee earners but remains silent on possible training contract increases

Jun 29 2018 8:50am

Why future lawyers need to be open-minded and flexible

The University of Law's Russell Binch counsels against a single, definitive notion of how your career will pan out

Jun 28 2018 2:41pm

Advocates’ core courtroom skills on the decline, judges warn

Reduced levels of pay blamed for lower morale and standards, finds report

Jun 28 2018 11:54am

Ex-DLA Piper junior solicitor struck off after falsifying LLB and LPC results

Rookie who trained at Weightmans claimed it was 'an honest mistake'

Jun 27 2018 11:54am

PwC looks beyond UCAS points for next generation of solicitors

Keily Blair and Kirsty O'Connor talk to Legal Cheek Careers about level playing fields

Jun 26 2018 2:57pm

Legal work experience opportunities fall by 11%

Biggest industry decrease

Jun 26 2018 10:14am

Latham & Watkins becomes latest firm to hike London junior solicitor pay to £143,000

US summer pay war continues to rock UK market

Jun 25 2018 2:09pm

Akin Gump ups London NQ pay to coveted £143,000

Follows moves by Kirkland & Ellis, Milbank and Simpson Thacher

Jun 25 2018 10:48am

Law balloons are now a thing thanks to Love Island solicitor Rosie Williams

Her legacy will live on after show exit

Jun 25 2018 9:20am

Accountancy giant Deloitte enters legal services market

Final member of the 'Big Four' granted ABS licence

Jun 22 2018 3:29pm

Six spacetech start-ups to join Dentons innovation hub

Satellite propulsion system and farming robots among successful applicants

Jun 22 2018 10:14am

AI may be the solution, but it’s lawyers that know the questions to ask

Leading lawyers and technologists come together to discuss all things tech

Jun 21 2018 2:11pm

Mayer Brown confirms 80% autumn trainee retention score

International outfit keeps eight of its ten NQs

Jun 21 2018 8:52am