Tag: Solicitors

This is how you get a training contract as a career changer

Top lawyers from Irwin Mitchell, PwC and Shearman & Sterling share their routes into the profession

Aug 10 2018 1:06pm

Introducing the law firm fleece gilet

US penchant for business casual is a test for transatlantic tie-up

Aug 10 2018 10:51am

The solicitor who launched a law firm while waiting for a new heart

City broker turned defender of the underdogs shares her story

Aug 9 2018 2:39pm

Former The Apprentice star’s law app hits half a million pound funding mark

Family solicitor turned lawtech entrepreneur Lauren Riley appeared on the popular reality show four years ago

Aug 8 2018 11:44am

Freshfields leapfrogs to top of magic circle trainee pay table

Will others follow latest pay rise?

Aug 8 2018 9:07am

White & Case posts 84% autumn trainee retention score

There is a strong requirement for English-qualified lawyers despite Brexit uncertainty, says US megafirm

Aug 7 2018 1:22pm

An open letter to all trainees who weren’t retained this summer

Some of the best decisions people make are often forced on them, says career coach Husnara Begum

Aug 7 2018 9:02am

How I used the Equivalent Means route to qualify as a solicitor without doing a training contract

It’s a tough way in, but for those who want it enough this new way into the profession is a great opportunity, writes newly qualified solicitor Eman Hassan

Aug 6 2018 9:17am

Kirkland & Ellis retains all 10 qualifying trainees

US titan's London newbies will start on dollar-pegged salaries of £146,000

Aug 3 2018 12:54pm

Corporate lawyer tells Mumsnet users to ask her anything — immediately regrets it

"Can I sue my neighbour because I don't like the look of her garden?'

Aug 3 2018 9:04am

The Hearing Podcast: Making a Murderer lawyer Dean Strang on Netflix fame

And what it's like being an unlikely international sex symbol

Aug 2 2018 10:57am