Tag: Solicitors

Legal Cheek talks… deferred training contracts and Supreme Court attacks

Katie King and Tom Connelly reflect on CMS Cameron McKenna's £8,000 gap year deal and the tabloids' campaign against top judges

Nov 28 2016 9:54am

New solicitor super-exam to be ‘substantially cheaper’ than LPC

Exclusive: Cost of law school set to plunge, but concerns about "dumbing down" persist

Nov 28 2016 9:03am

The fanciest law firm offices in Britain

Welcome to workplace heaven

Nov 25 2016 9:06am

Extrovert, introvert or ambivert – what type are you and does it matter?

The rise and rise of personality types and how law firms are approaching them

Nov 24 2016 2:30pm

Lawyers round on Birmingham City maths lecturer’s suggestion Supreme Court judges should be elected

He thinks it could improve diversity, lawyers think it’s a naff idea

Nov 24 2016 12:14pm

CMS offers future trainees cash to defer training contracts for 12 months

Exclusive: Firm to fund gap years as fallout from three-way merger with Nabarro and Olswang hits

Nov 24 2016 8:51am

7 advantages of starting the LPC in January rather than September

Taking the less travelled route can be a smart move

Nov 23 2016 10:32am

King & Wood Mallesons partner cash injection plan fails as firm eyes possible merger

International giant will now look at "a range of strategic options"

Nov 22 2016 2:00pm

Former Cleary Gottlieb associate lands top New York Times legal role

She might have her work cut out with Donald Trump

Nov 22 2016 12:41pm

Law Society recommends rise in trainee solicitor minimum wage — but firms can choose to ignore it

New suggested minimum salary is £20,913 in London and £18,547 elsewhere

Nov 21 2016 4:08pm

Event: Beyond the Bar — the evolution of solicitor-advocates in global law firms

Commercial Awareness Question Time with Herbert Smith Freehills

Nov 21 2016 2:25pm

Freshfields set to ditch Fleet Street HQ in favour of new City skyscraper

Magic circle giant will reduce its London floor space by a quarter in the process

Nov 21 2016 1:04pm

The Pinsent Masons solicitor who’s giving back as a school governor

Bilal Mohammad wants to help more people like him into the legal profession

Nov 18 2016 2:01pm

Clifford Chance in chocolate fountain fiasco

Magic circle firm's guests "splattered" after fire exit blunder

Nov 18 2016 8:58am

Bond Dickinson restarts solicitor pay reviews after post-Brexit referendum deferrals

National outfit also confirms it's recruiting more legal apprentices

Nov 17 2016 12:52pm

Why the show will go on for international corporate lawyers

Take the world economy doom-mongers with a pinch of salt, urges Ashurst partner Nick Cheshire, this could actually be a good time to be entering the profession

Nov 17 2016 10:47am

Will doing a PhD spell the end of my career in private practice?

Newly qualified solicitor questions a return to education

Nov 16 2016 11:01am