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Don’t leave trainees in retention limbo, Law Society tells firms

Rookies should know whether they're hired or fired at least eight weeks before qualification

Jan 11 2018 11:15am

Tech is changing law firms but they will always need grounded, intelligent people who give meaning to things through language

Travers Smith’s Emily Clark tells Alex Wade about what she has learned on her path from Oxford history graduate to City law firm partner via a stint working in the charity sector

Jan 10 2018 3:44pm

Solicitor whose firm went under owing £200,000 in barrister fees struck off

His actions were ‘deliberate, calculated and repeated’

Jan 10 2018 2:56pm

West Country’s answer to Square Mile increases clout as Simmons & Simmons doubles its Bristol office

But outfit confirms there's no increase in training contracts

Jan 10 2018 11:25am

The most impressive law firm offices — 2018 edition

Where spectacular views and top-notch facilities are part and parcel

Jan 10 2018 9:34am

Solicitor hit with £54,000 costs bill after failing to overturn £2,000 SRA fine

Family lawyer behind 'incompetent idiot' emails had ‘lost perspective’, tribunal says

Jan 9 2018 1:40pm

How working as a paralegal helped me secure a training contract

Curiosity to really understand the firm, and longstanding interest in business, propelled Nick Little to TC success at Irwin Mitchell

Jan 9 2018 12:46pm

Technology: Disrupting the law and lawyers — with Travers Smith

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Jan 5 2018 1:52pm

Young solicitor who faked documents to hide mistake is struck off

She’d only been qualified for three years

Jan 5 2018 11:23am

I am worried STEM students will scupper my training contract chances

Do City firms still want law graduates?

Jan 4 2018 2:33pm

The law firms with the best work/life balance — 2018 edition

Good money plus good hours is a winning combination

Jan 4 2018 9:34am

Legal Cheek’s alternative predictions for 2018

2017 was quite a ride -- this year could be even more of a rollercoaster

Jan 2 2018 9:49am

‘A social mobility programme helped me secure a training contract with Hogan Lovells’

Megan Stewart went from vac schemer to future trainee and now she wants to help others realise their lawyer dreams

Dec 29 2017 11:57am

The first year of a law degree is pivotal: Here’s how to spend it well

Ahead of the 7 January application deadline for Ahead with Ashurst, Kelley McPherson explains how she's now reaping the rewards of seeds she sewed in first year

Dec 28 2017 9:54am

My journey from Manchester Uni law student to Clifford Chance banking & finance associate

Nikhita Suria looks back on her journey with the firm to date, which has been enriched by the firm’s support in developing her interest in fintech

Dec 27 2017 11:45am