Tag: Solicitors

Doing a training contract at a magic circle firm doesn’t mean giving up your passions

Samara Lawrence balances her love of sport with her third seat at Linklaters

Nov 30 2017 11:46am

Revealed: The law firms with the best perks 2017-2018

From massages to music rooms: the myriad reasons to become a City lawyer

Nov 30 2017 9:00am

How I became a fintech lawyer

Clifford Chance’s Peter Chapman was tempted by litigation, but the opportunity to work at the intersection of finance and technology was too good to miss

Nov 28 2017 2:48pm

Nine Linklaters lawyers accept 33% pay cut to work 40-hour week

Associates give reduced hours scheme a go

Nov 28 2017 1:07pm

Turning lawyers into innovators

Dentons’ pioneering Nextlaw Labs venture is having a radical effect -- and creating opportunities for future lawyers

Nov 27 2017 1:11pm

Commercial awareness bible doesn’t know what Brexit’s effect will be on City law either

Confusion reigns supreme at The Economist in same week top judges stumble over ECJ plans

Nov 24 2017 12:03pm

Why City law firms need more STEM graduates

Proficiency with data to become ever more important for junior lawyers, says Reed Smith Innovation Manager Alex Smith

Nov 23 2017 2:02pm

Revealed: Law firms’ average arrive and leave the office times 2017-18

Who works the longest, and shortest, hours?

Nov 22 2017 9:05am

What it’s like to do a secondment with Goldman Sachs as a trainee solicitor

Berwin Leighton Paisner’s Pragesh Sivaguru tells Legal Cheek Careers about an “inspiring and encouraging” third seat of his training contract

Nov 21 2017 2:15pm

Westminster grad puts commercial law dreams on hold to enter celebrity jungle

Georgia Toffolo could earn the annual salary of a magic circle lawyer in just three weeks

Nov 20 2017 12:10pm

Fintech: the future of financial institutions — with Clifford Chance

Event: Dispatches from the frontline of finance, with students asking the questions

Nov 20 2017 10:20am

Three-quarters of firms will require extra training for graduates once super-exam comes in

City concerned by SQE knowledge gap, report suggests

Nov 20 2017 9:12am

What infrastructure lawyers do and why this area is going to be big for millennials

From renewable energy to high speed rail, hyperloop technology and driverless cars -- a coming wave of projects will require lots of legal expertise

Nov 16 2017 1:51pm

From ISIS threats in Mosul to poorly cows in Yorkshire: it’s all in a day’s work in insurance law

Clyde & Co NQ Susannah Russell gives her perspective on the “many different facets” of high-value insurance cases

Nov 15 2017 12:35pm

Mishcon de Reya invests in two lawtech start-ups as it confirms 2018 innovation incubator relaunch

City outfit’s ‘MDR LAB’ housed six companies for ten weeks

Nov 15 2017 11:04am

Herbert Smith Freehills CEO Mark Rigotti on how artificial intelligence will change law firms

"It's about delivery to our clients and not about the tech"

Nov 13 2017 12:45pm

The uncomfortable truth behind top UK law firms’ growth figures

Weak pound disguises some mediocre recent performances

Nov 13 2017 9:12am

Four different perspectives from female lawyers about being successful on your own terms

Stories from the Women in Law Conference at Shearman & Sterling in London

Nov 9 2017 3:49pm