Tag: Solicitors
Four key moments from ‘How to make it as a City lawyer’
Last minute TC application gold
A magic circle trainee’s ultra-sassy tweets have been exposed for all the legal world to see
'Bruv I've been up 20 hours'
US outfit Vinson & Elkins rockets to very top of trainee pay table
Firm’s soon-to-be lawyers will earn £105,000 during their TC
White & Case hit with record £250,000 fine over conflict of interest breaches in Ukrainian oligarch case
A partner was also fined a further £50,000
RPC posts solid 82% autumn retention result
NQs will be based in London, Bristol and Hong Kong
An open letter to training contract applicants everywhere
Being commercial can make up for a lot, but only if you understand what lawyers are selling
Freshfields partner who joined the firm in 1984 reveals he’s quitting to pursue pupillage dream
Competition litigation expert Jon Lawrence is Brick Court bound
What you don’t learn watching Suits
A Macfarlanes NQ, associate and partner discuss what they do on a deal
13 articles you must read if you’re applying for training contracts this summer
They will strengthen your applications
Mid-size money movers: Farrer & Co, Harbottle & Lewis and Collyer Bristow increase junior lawyer pay
Trainees also receive modest salary boosts
‘Mould and mice’: Students launch crowdfunding campaign to take legal action against LSE halls of residence
Pissed-off postgrads instruct top London law firm
Attorney General to throw Hawaiian ‘Summer Beach Party’ at government law offices
Grass skirts at the ready
How approachable partners can make all the difference during your training contract
Open plan office, team nights out and annual ski trip set the tone, RPC rookie tells Legal Cheek Careers
Trowers keeps 7 out of 10 qualifying trainees as Withers unveils 73% autumn result
Dip in retention form for City duo
How to survive the supervisor from hell
A junior solicitor reflects on the sadism lurking within City law firms
Slaughter and May reveals solid 91% autumn retention score
29 out of 32 rookies commit their future to the elite magic circle firm
A second law firm is set to list on the London Stock Exchange
Gordon Dadds to follow Gateley in going public
The tuition fee backlash could spell danger for the solicitor super-exam
Design of the cheaper LPC replacement is based on undergraduate fees staying high
Training contract applications, they’re a two-way street
Think as much about what you can offer the firm as what the firm can offer you, advises Norton Rose Fulbright trainee Gillian Jaravaza
Ashurst autumn retention rate: 95% of NQs staying on
Their salaries will leap from £46,000 to £72,000 overnight