Tag: Solicitors

Herbert Smith Freehills boosts London junior lawyer pay by 13% to £93,000

Weeks after global giant hiked US associate salaries

Jul 3 2018 5:01pm

From trainee to partner, and what I’ve learnt along the way

Baker McKenzie corporate partner Kirsty Wilson on her legal career and the advice she’d give to those just starting theirs

Jul 3 2018 2:25pm

Jeremy Corbyn suggests decriminalising cannabis possession

But Labour leader stops short of saying we should legalise it completely

Jul 3 2018 10:26am

The diary of a client secondee

Mayer Brown junior lawyer Emma Sturt has recently returned from a secondment at Citibank, having spent six months at Wells Fargo during her training contract

Jul 2 2018 2:57pm

‘There’s no such thing as success without hard work — in any walk of life, not just law’

Curiosity, open-mindedness and the ability to work as part of a team are also key differentiating traits, says Hogan Lovells litigator Rebecca Wales

Jun 29 2018 1:02pm

Magic circle duo join the MoneyLaw madness

Allen & Overy and Linklaters latest to pay US newly qualified lawyers eye-watering figure that works out just shy of £150k

Jun 29 2018 10:22am

Share dealing begins in stock market-listed law firm

Knights to recruit 200 more fee earners but remains silent on possible training contract increases

Jun 29 2018 8:50am

Why future lawyers need to be open-minded and flexible

The University of Law's Russell Binch counsels against a single, definitive notion of how your career will pan out

Jun 28 2018 2:41pm

Advocates’ core courtroom skills on the decline, judges warn

Reduced levels of pay blamed for lower morale and standards, finds report

Jun 28 2018 11:54am

Ex-DLA Piper junior solicitor struck off after falsifying LLB and LPC results

Rookie who trained at Weightmans claimed it was 'an honest mistake'

Jun 27 2018 11:54am

PwC looks beyond UCAS points for next generation of solicitors

Keily Blair and Kirsty O'Connor talk to Legal Cheek Careers about level playing fields

Jun 26 2018 2:57pm

Legal work experience opportunities fall by 11%

Biggest industry decrease

Jun 26 2018 10:14am

Latham & Watkins becomes latest firm to hike London junior solicitor pay to £143,000

US summer pay war continues to rock UK market

Jun 25 2018 2:09pm

Akin Gump ups London NQ pay to coveted £143,000

Follows moves by Kirkland & Ellis, Milbank and Simpson Thacher

Jun 25 2018 10:48am

Law balloons are now a thing thanks to Love Island solicitor Rosie Williams

Her legacy will live on after show exit

Jun 25 2018 9:20am

Accountancy giant Deloitte enters legal services market

Final member of the 'Big Four' granted ABS licence

Jun 22 2018 3:29pm

Six spacetech start-ups to join Dentons innovation hub

Satellite propulsion system and farming robots among successful applicants

Jun 22 2018 10:14am