Tag: Solicitors
Ex-KWM staff offered £4,000 each over ‘technical breach’ during redundancy process
But the compensation deal is only on the table until Friday
Law firm fidget spinners are now a thing
Freshfields, Milbank and Baker Botts embrace playground craze
A trainee solicitor’s experience of law firm innovation
Reed Smith's Shannon Diggory reports from the City frontline
‘Sip test’: Coffee-loving lawyers slam new security rules for bringing drinks into court
'Is this really necessary?'
Pinsents pay: NQs up to £68,000 while trainees handed £2,000 increases
A good summer for City law pay
8 articles to read if you want to brush up on your commercial awareness
Interview soundbites galore
Allen & Overy posts 85% autumn retention result
40 out of 47 rookies commit future to magic circle firm
London student moves into Mark Zuckerberg’s old house to develop tech that will ‘take down’ the legal profession
The 20-year-old wants to automate lawyers out of existence
Gordon Dadds raises £20 million as shares hit London Stock Exchange
Full-service outfit does a Gateley
Simmons & Simmons, Holman Fenwick Willan and Ince & Co boost junior lawyer salaries
Trainees also handed modest rises
Half of Weil Gotshal’s qualifying trainees quit despite receiving NQ job offers
Firm says it's because roles couldn’t be found in desired practice areas, as rumours swirl about low morale
DLA Piper bumps London NQ pay by 7% to £75,000
Global outfit's trainees will also receive extra cash
Late night and early morning courts are ‘not a disguised attempt’ to force lawyers to work more, insists top judge
Lord Fulford moves to soothe profession after outcry over 8am-8pm justice
How City law prepares you for the *joys* of motherhood
One associate can't help but see comparisons between her crying newborn baby and her demanding clients
Stephenson Harwood boosts trainee lawyer pay as it becomes latest firm to allow working from home
An extra £1,000 chucked NQs’ way too
Can you start a training contract without having completed the LPC?
We asked the Solicitors Regulation Authority for its advice on this little-known route to qualification
Reed Smith keeps 12 out of 14 qualifying trainees, including King & Wood Mallesons’ survivor
Firm also reveals its training contract applications have almost doubled