Tag: Solicitors
Lord Chancellor wants more top City lawyers to become judges
But they'll likely need to take a pay cut
Ex-Cleary Gottlieb secretary amasses secret £6.6 million fortune after observing investments made by mega-rich lawyers
Her closest friends and family had no idea
My training contract isn’t what I thought it’d be — what now?
Wondering if there is a life outside law
‘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
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
‘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
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
Pinsent Masons, Eversheds Sutherland, DLA Piper and CMS trump magic circle rivals in 2018 brand power list
Based on opinions of almost 500 legal counsel
Linklaters asks lawyers to disclose romantic relationships — if there might be a conflict of interest
As magic circle titan launches harassment helpline
10 pieces of commercial awareness gold for students applying for training contracts
From cryptocurrencies to big data, politics and beyond
A magic circle firm or a top US firm? I have a training contract offer from both and don’t know which to pick
Aspiring lawyer would appreciate readers' advice
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
Slaughter and May sacks two future trainees for failing LPC modules
Cut-throat world of corporate law laid bare
Solicitor who specialises in the rights of the elderly jailed for ‘sickening’ neglect that led to 79-year-old mother’s death
Emma-Jane Kurtz sentenced to two-and-a-half years
Percentage of trainees experiencing mental health problems DOUBLES
High workload and client demands cited as top causes of stress
Ince & Co trainee sacked over ‘professional standards’
First-year rookie's dismissal expedited after partner let slip over firm drinks
Brexit shmexit? Most City firms think EU departure won’t affect lawyer numbers
Music to training contract seekers' ears?
‘A cosy old boys’ network’: MP grills SRA over its handling of Weinstein NDA scandal
Regulator says there is an investigation under way into Allen & Overy, the firm that drafted the document
Allen & Overy reveals latest tech start-ups to join its ‘Fuse’ innovation hub
AI-powered app and virtual assistants that can read among this year's successful applicants
SRA appeals tribunal’s ‘unduly lenient’ sanction against City solicitor convicted of sexual assault
He was suspended but not struck off after Christmas party attack