Tag: Solicitors
Legal aid lawyers are running rings around plodding civil servants in latest cuts battle
By hiring people with no legal expertise to put its new post-cuts framework in place, the Ministry of Justice has left itself exposed
Vicious divorce battle between young corporate lawyer couple, aged 30 and 32, embarrasses megafirms
Allegations fly in highly-public clash between former Latham & Watkins lawyer and Weil Gotshal associate
‘Traditionally mentoring has been associated with the straight white male world’
Getting advice from experienced LGBT lawyers helped Miles Tonkin secure a training contract at Herbert Smith Freehills
Is regional experience valued by City law firms?
Stick to the regions, or take a chance on London...
A Lancaster Uni law student fitness sensation is taking Instagram by storm
Most-followed law student in UK could soon be earning more than magic circle lawyers
2015 retention rates highest since financial crisis, with 1,922 out of 2,376 trainees kept on
US firms' London offices did the best
Incredible Pro Bono Week stories show huge impact that lawyers can make
From injustice in India to parking problems in Essex, the widespread benefits of pro bono trumpeted during celebratory week
People are freaking out about plans to replace law degrees and the LPC with a solicitor super-exam open to non-graduates
Epic centralised test that would change everything planned for 2018
Katie Hopkins writes an article on the European Union — and gets the law horribly wrong
Errors that would make a first year law student blush
The legal profession has just set a trainee solicitor minimum wage that is higher than the one it scrapped — but it’s unenforceable
New recommended minimum wage for trainee solicitors is £20,276 in London and £18,183 elsewhere
Disabled wannabe lawyer uses discrimination battle to fire training contract mission
He has come a long way, but now Josh Hepple must confront his biggest challenge yet
Note to students: Avoid shirtless photos if you want to become a magic circle campus ambassador
First impressions are everything
‘Many young lawyers don’t realise that set-backs are actually great springboards’
The difficulties faced by RPC partner Parham Kouchikali -- who arrived in Britain aged eight unable to speak English -- have stayed with him in a positive way in his professional life
LPC student goes public to reveal anger after ULaw lose her exam paper
Unmarked exam sat in tutor’s pigeon hole for three weeks before part of it was accidentally thrown out
Legal market expert predicts that Big Four accountancy giants will challenge top law firms
The legal teams being assembled by bean-counter megafirms could shake-up the law
The ‘scouse scum’ YouTube rant lawyer has been fired — also via YouTube
Chelsea FC-mad Clive O’Connell ejected from global law firm partnership
Illustrator turns iTunes’ terms & conditions into comic book art
Legalease has never looked so good
Katie Hopkins is trying to set up ‘The Society for White Lawyers’
Move comes after CPS drop case against her following Society of Black Lawyers referral
Solicitors Regulation Authority publishes its allegations against Lord Harley of Counsel
Colourful solicitor-advocate's titles questioned by the regulator
‘If you can, stick at it’: Jeremy Corbyn tells students to reject commercial law and pursue legal aid dreams
Labour leader pledges to restore justice funding if elected
Fish & chip shop owner who refused to accept parking fine changes contract law
Barry Beavis' honourable Supreme Court defeat today will impact university syllabuses