Tag: Solicitors

Macfarlanes sharply raises NQ pay to over £80,000

Exclusive: £10k increase for firm’s newly qualified lawyers

Jul 6 2017 3:14pm

Asylum seeker turned solicitor who only qualified in 2016 wins immigration lawyer of the year

Baroness Doreen Lawrence handed out gongs at yesterday’s legal aid awards

Jul 6 2017 2:17pm

From student to solicitor: The most important things that you learn during your training contract

‘A person who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new’

Jul 5 2017 2:11pm

Regional rises: CMS ups Bristol trainee pay by 16%

Exclusive: Newly-merged mega firm also throws extra cash at NQs north and south of the border

Jul 4 2017 11:50am

What you need to know before you apply for a training contract

The application deadlines are looming

Jul 4 2017 10:49am

I quit the magic circle to become ‘the new Nigella’, and I have no regrets

Ali Alt waved goodbye to the City to be a full-time foodie

Jul 4 2017 9:27am

Five qualities that make a good corporate lawyer

Ahead of 'How to make it as a City lawyer' on Thursday, Herbert Smith Freehills associate Siddhartha Shukla discusses the key skills he has learnt in his career to date

Jul 3 2017 4:01pm

Wavelength Law wins Online Court hackathon

Civil claims tool wows judges

Jul 3 2017 3:11pm

Five City firms named in LGBT ‘top global employers’ index

Stonewall list celebrates efforts to promote inclusivity at work

Jul 3 2017 2:29pm

Law firms are not looking for ‘the polished, finished article’

Ahead of How to make it as a City Lawyer, BPP lecturer and former City lawyer Charlie Radcliffe talks training contracts and showing your 'human side'

Jun 30 2017 12:04pm

Dentons junior associate charged with extortion for trying to squeeze £160,000 from his OWN partners

Michael Potere threatened to leak confidential info, according to court papers

Jun 30 2017 11:17am

Mayer Brown reveals 73% autumn retention score

Global outfit keeps eight of its 11 NQs

Jun 29 2017 12:28pm

Bouncebackability: Ashurst’s revenue climbs by 7% after turbulent 12 months

Meanwhile Linklaters and Taylor Wessing unveil mixed financial fortunes

Jun 29 2017 12:10pm

QC sparks outrage after comparing solicitors to postmen

Simon Spence’s controversial comments appear in his election manifesto

Jun 28 2017 11:21am

There’s less office politics in law than any other industry, new research finds

Nearly a third of survey respondents thought engaging in water cooler tittle-tattle will help further their careers

Jun 28 2017 9:39am

An engineering graduate’s journey into law

Ahead of 'How to make it as a City Lawyer', Mayer Brown associate Emma Sturt considers the skills that science students bring to the legal profession

Jun 26 2017 3:14pm

Clyde & Co associate struck off after sending ‘misleading’ emails to conceal £500,000 error

Rajpal Singh Ahluwalia’s case collapsed after he missed an important deadline

Jun 23 2017 12:57pm