Tag: Solicitors

The super-exam uncertainty that lies ahead

The SQE presents an opportunity 'to do something dynamic and innovative', says ULaw chief Peter Crisp, if a clear framework can be agreed

May 15 2018 9:09am

How three successful lawyers developed their soft skills

Hardwicke’s Brie Stevens-Hoare QC, Herbert Smith Freehills’ Sid Shukla and Axiom’s Atik Ahmed share their experiences

May 14 2018 3:52pm

Event: Innovation in the law — with Pinsent Masons in Glasgow

Commercial Awareness Question Time comes to Scotland

May 12 2018 4:30pm

Tort lawyers won’t be required in 30 years, suggests top judge

Could Donoghue v Stevenson be ditched from law school syllabuses?

May 10 2018 2:35pm

Lord Chancellor wants more top City lawyers to become judges

But they'll likely need to take a pay cut

May 10 2018 11:50am

My training contract isn’t what I thought it’d be — what now?

Wondering if there is a life outside law

May 9 2018 10:51am

‘The SQE is a floor on which we can build things, not a ceiling to limit us’

Adam Curphey, White & Case solicitor turned head of innovation technology at BPP University Law School, discusses the growing importance of lawtech as a theme in vocational training

May 8 2018 3:52pm

Legal aid row: ‘Go back to the drawing board’, Labour tells government ahead of today’s Commons debate

Over 100 chambers now refusing to take on new legal aid cases

May 8 2018 11:03am

‘I studied law at Cambridge and worked at Clifford Chance, now I own an award-winning Chinese restaurant’

Multi-tasking pro Helen Tse speaks to Legal Cheek about being a law firm partner, restauranteur, businesswoman and published author, all at the same time

May 4 2018 10:24am

Boxer Tony Bellew calls law firm partner ‘Will from The Inbetweeners’ in awkward pre-fight press conference

Then actor who played TV show's Jay turned up and handed him glasses and a briefcase

May 4 2018 9:01am

10 pieces of commercial awareness gold for students applying for training contracts

From cryptocurrencies to big data, politics and beyond

May 2 2018 3:39pm

Law firm partner struck off after headbutting EastEnders star’s father in the High Court

Philip Saunders handed 18-month suspended sentence for ABH last year

May 1 2018 3:03pm

Slaughter and May sacks two future trainees for failing LPC modules

Cut-throat world of corporate law laid bare

May 1 2018 11:21am

Percentage of trainees experiencing mental health problems DOUBLES

High workload and client demands cited as top causes of stress

Apr 27 2018 3:42pm

Ince & Co trainee sacked over ‘professional standards’

First-year rookie's dismissal expedited after partner let slip over firm drinks

Apr 27 2018 12:02pm