Tag: Solicitors

Research: Female solicitors are earning 20% less than their male colleagues

Latest Law Society stats suggest gender pay gap is still a problem within the profession

Sep 21 2016 10:57am

Stephenson Harwood boosts newly qualified pay packets to £65,000

An extra £500 chucked trainees' way too

Sep 21 2016 10:24am

Clifford Chance cuts UK training contract numbers drastically

Magic circle firm to recruit 20 fewer trainees

Sep 20 2016 11:01am

How students can turn Brexit to their advantage when applying for training contracts

There’s never been a better time to impress with your commercial awareness

Sep 20 2016 10:45am

White & Case keeps 75% of its newly-qualified solicitors

Dip in form continues for the usually strong retention performer

Sep 20 2016 9:02am

Stephenson Harwood keeps 7 out of 9 qualifying trainees

London-based outfit posts 78% autumn retention figure

Sep 19 2016 3:54pm

National law firm’s ‘About Us’ page is officially our new favourite thing

Cain and Cochran solicitors can tread water for three days and cook 30 minute brownies in just 20, apparently

Sep 19 2016 9:50am

Legal Cheek talks… comments

Katie King and Tom Connelly go below the line and respond to the readers

Sep 16 2016 4:50pm

Freshfields lawyers no longer allowed to use ‘Dear Sirs’ in emails

It's “Dear Sir or Madam” from now on, according to the magic circle giant

Sep 16 2016 12:21pm

DLA Piper bumps newly qualified pay by 8% to £70,000

Global giant has also chucked extra cash at its regional and Scottish talent

Sep 16 2016 9:01am

Berwin Leighton Paisner keeps 13 out of 20 qualifying trainees

International law firm froze pay earlier this summer citing “political and financial uncertainty” created by Brexit

Sep 15 2016 1:18pm

Lawyers disappointed with Liz Truss’ radical ‘Transforming Our Justice System’ paper, which doesn’t mention legal aid once

£1 billion cash injection for modernisation of courts, zilch for legal aid

Sep 15 2016 12:44pm

High Court judge uses emojis to help children understand family law judgment

Mr Justice Peter Jackson also used simple language

Sep 15 2016 11:06am

Experience: I spent a month putting into practice the tort law I learnt on the GDL

Monica Davis shares her experience of doing a vac scheme at the UK's largest medical negligence law firm

Sep 15 2016 9:56am

Slaughter and May becomes latest magic circle firm to embrace artificial intelligence

New robot-style tech is designed to "think like a lawyer"

Sep 14 2016 11:22am

Did ‘secret legal dispute’ prompt Bake Off’s exit from the BBC?

Producers reportedly engaged Lewis Silkin lawyer and threatened to sue TV broadcaster

Sep 14 2016 10:50am