Tag: Solicitors
Baker McKenzie partner at centre of sexual assault scandal will be leaving the firm
As firm admits 'we should have handled it better'
Baker McKenzie reaches ‘confidential settlement’ with female associate who was allegedly sexually assaulted by partner
Incident occurred several years ago
Slaughter and May’s 2018 spring retention rate is 95%
Firm 'very pleased' as 35 rookies qualify into magic circle outfit
16 City firms make it to LGBT top 100 employer list
Legal profession most represented sector
Role reversal: Linklaters launches scheme which sees junior lawyers mentor senior partners
Diversity and inclusion push
Number of lawyers calling mental health helpline at record high
One half are trainees and junior lawyers
BLP partner ‘deeply regrets’ Presidents Club attendance as City law firm dismisses ‘main legal adviser’ claims
Outfit distances itself from scandal-hit charity
Over before it’s even began: Two trainee solicitors removed from profession
One was a fraudster, the other lied about storing firm documents
BLP remains tightlipped over claims it was the ‘main legal adviser’ to the scandal-hit Presidents Club
One partner even served on committee, event brochure suggests
Female partners in London earn £165,000 less than male counterparts
Gender bias and nepotism still present, partners think
Slaughter and May trainees and junior lawyers offered ‘recovery time’ following big deals
As elite magic circle outfit ditches performance-scoring system
‘He is embarrassed’: Mishcon de Reya confirms one of its top lawyers DID attend Presidents Club dinner
City outfit distances itself from scandal-hit gala
City solicitor placed on sex offenders register after assault conviction avoids being struck off
He was also found guilty of racist assault
All the annoying people you’ll have the displeasure of meeting at university law careers events
From the flirts to the narcissists, don’t be these people
No reason why solicitors can’t operate like chambers, says regulator
Rallying cry for law firm innovation
Scathing judgment that saw ex-Tower Hamlets mayor struck off for election corruption published
Family law solicitor Lutfur Rahman was 'motivated by power and status'
From East London to EC2: How I secured a training contract with Mayer Brown by just being my authentic self
Ahead of the firm's 31 January vacation scheme application deadline, Anish Pathak reflects on his journey so far
A third of lawyers earn more than £100k
Fat cat figures beat insurance, consulting and tech professions
Tens of thousands of magic circle email addresses and passwords discovered on Dark Web
Phishing scams and data theft loom as more than 80,000 lawyer credentials found online
All experience is good experience for training contract hunters
From uni DJ to online sales consultant to gangland pro bono -- Womble Bond Dickinson's Sam Dixon sampled it all en route to becoming a restructuring lawyer
Twitter explodes with inspirational #mypathtolaw stories
And some that aren't so inspirational