Tag: Solicitors
‘It took me finding a training contract to discover what commercial awareness actually is’
A first-seat trainee on what she learnt along the way
Howard Kennedy brought in to prepare legal action for cave diver branded a ‘pedo’ by tech billionaire Elon Musk
City outfit’s top libel lawyer Mark Stephens named on pre-action letter
Law student receives absolutely brutal vac scheme rejection email
Was it justified?
Norton Rose Fulbright, Travers Smith and Ashurst increase trainee and junior lawyer salaries
All three outfits now in £75k-£80k range
Event: Re-imagining global law firms through legal design — with Norton Rose Fulbright
Top lawyers share their thoughts on integrating lawtech, innovation hubs and more; students ask the questions
You can take a tour of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal from the comfort of your own home
There are a lot of chairs
White & Case boosts LPC grant by 40% to £10,500
Surpasses recent uplifts by a host of top City firms
Slaughter and May boosts London trainee pay for the second time this year
Uplifts of between 2% and 4%
Film review: The Children Act
'I loved the quiet and careful cameos by those unseen people who make our legal system work', says barrister and writer Sarah Langford
Once-aspiring City lawyer who rejected Slaughter and May training contract stars in new Hollywood blockbuster
Gemma Chan appears in Crazy Rich Asians
Freshfields keeps 34 out of 41 London qualifying trainees
Autumn retention score of 83%
CMS and Macfarlanes up junior lawyer pay as City duo confirm autumn trainee retention scores
NQ salaries now sit at £70k and £80k
Life as a Clifford Chance lawyer on the tech frontline — and how you can become one too
A sneak preview of the hints and tips magic circle associate Jamie Andrew will share at Legal Cheek’s ‘Artificial intelligence and the law’ event next month
No-deal Brexit could cost legal sector £3 billion, Law Society warns
Chancery Lane's number crunchers paint a bleak picture
Addleshaw Goddard to offer six-month lawtech seats to trainee lawyers
The option will form part of the outfit's standard training contract
Baker McKenzie retains all 14 autumn qualifying trainees
One associate-to-be is on a fixed term contract
Dentons and Addleshaw Goddard boost NQ pay to £75k and £70k
Rises for trainees too
Lawtech hub launched by Barclays and Law Society unveils first batch of start-up residents
New incubator supported top City law firms and universities
Dechert boosts junior lawyer pay to £110,000
A rise of 16%
Student event: Artificial intelligence and the law — with Clifford Chance
Top City lawyers discuss the impact AI is having on the profession; students ask the questions
Allen & Overy ups junior lawyer pay to £83,000 as it confirms 80% trainee retention score
Magic circle outfit's rookies also handed rises