Tag: Solicitors

Rescue deal: King & Wood Mallesons reveals takeover talks with ‘small number’ of potential suitors

As the international firm's bank takes out additional security over its assets

Dec 12 2016 10:50am

Legal profession’s defence of Phil Shiner dries up as ‘ambulance chasing’ lawyer admits misconduct

Human rights solicitor accepts tribunal “must strike him off”

Dec 9 2016 10:51am

The best law firms for work/life balance

For those who value free time

Dec 9 2016 9:32am

Exclusive: Solicitor suing Oxford Uni over 2:1 trained at Clifford Chance

Faiz Siddiqui bagged a magic circle training contract, but still wants £1 million for lost legal dream

Dec 8 2016 5:03pm

RPC launches new Singapore secondment for London trainees

Opportunity is part of firm's continued expansion into Asia

Dec 8 2016 11:10am

Police, priests and hairdressers more ‘trusted’ than lawyers, according to research

But judges fared better in new 'Veracity Index'

Dec 7 2016 3:27pm

Law firm teams up with Liverpool Uni in bid to create clinical negligence robot lawyer

Litigation giant bringing in PhD students to realise AI dream

Dec 7 2016 12:57pm

CMS breaks silence on training contract deferrals… two weeks after Legal Cheek broke the story

Firm denies it has upped compensation payments in wake of online backlash

Dec 7 2016 9:02am

Brexit: Freshfields tops Ireland’s lawyer transfer list

A record-breaking 1,347 new solicitors will be added to the Irish roll by the end of the year

Dec 6 2016 11:00am

My 2:1 stopped me from becoming a top barrister, argues solicitor as he sues Oxford University

Faiz Siddiqui wants £1 million in damages for lost bar dream

Dec 5 2016 10:25am

What’s it like to work internationally?

Ashurst lawyers of different levels of seniority share their experiences

Dec 2 2016 11:29am

Some advice for aspiring litigators from a history graduate

Herbert Smith Freehills litigator Alex Thomson looks back on what she has learnt so far

Dec 1 2016 1:04pm

Moving in: Olswang and Nabarro reveal relocation plan to CMS HQ

Firms announced three-way merger deal back in October

Dec 1 2016 11:28am

Research: the firms that offer the most international secondments

...and the ones that offer the least

Dec 1 2016 9:02am

How I got a training contract at a top medical negligence law firm

Trainee solicitor Sam Wignall recalls how he secured a place on his second attempt

Nov 30 2016 1:27pm

Eversheds eyes US merger as Holman Fenwick Willan unveils Texas tie-up

And will Dentons offer King & Wood Mallesons a lifeline through a similar deal?

Nov 30 2016 11:33am

Open thread: What is it like to work in the magic circle?

Share your experiences below the line

Nov 30 2016 9:58am

Disability in the City: the disconnect between diversity-friendly legal recruitment and the reality on the office floor

We spoke to top lawyer Robert Hunter, himself profoundly deaf, about his charity City Disabilities

Nov 30 2016 9:02am