Tag: Solicitors

9 things you need to know if you are applying for a training contract this summer

Norton Rose Fulbright's Andrew Roycroft shares what he has learned from participating in the graduate recruitment process

Jul 1 2016 11:23am

Shearman & Sterling retains all 13 of its qualifying trainees

Gold stars and pats on the back all round at big-paying US firm's London office

Jul 1 2016 10:24am

Fieldfisher kicks off Autumn retention season with perfect 100% result

Meanwhile City outfit CMS Cameron McKenna finally reveals disappointing spring figure of just 62%

Jun 30 2016 12:41pm

Why students don’t need to have it all figured out at law school

Amid the competing attractions of different areas of law, it's important to keep an open mind, writes BPP University's Kandice Horsey

Jun 29 2016 2:34pm

University of Law offers half price course fees for out-of-work LPC students

Wannabe lawyers will still receive a 50% rebate on LPC fees if they have failed to secure employment within nine months of graduating

Jun 29 2016 12:05pm

Texas Law Hawk part IV: Baseball, bikinis and even bigger explosions

US lawyer back at it again with another bizarre advert

Jun 29 2016 9:54am

Chasing Shadows

Meet the two lawyer newbies promoted to positions in the shadow cabinet that Corbyn/McDonnell are too busy to occupy

Jun 28 2016 2:40pm

From a small town in one of India’s poorest states to Herbert Smith Freehills

Siddhartha Shukla charts his incredible route to becoming a solicitor in London

Jun 28 2016 12:05pm

Half of Baker & McKenzie’s new London partners are women

International heavyweight promotes 85 lawyers across its global offices

Jun 27 2016 5:00pm

London law firms to cut back on EU trainees following Brexit

As many as 20% of City firms' trainees are non-British EU citizens -- something which may be about to change

Jun 27 2016 8:56am

Bar Council insists London will remain a global litigation centre as City law firms go into overdrive advising shaken clients

UK legal sector displays a stiff upper lip in wake of historic EU referendum result

Jun 24 2016 1:04pm

Lawyers assure upset Bremainers that Vote Leave victory is NOT legally binding

That doesn’t mean they’re happy about the result

Jun 24 2016 9:46am

Hill Dickinson reserves training contracts for paralegals

Two out of 12 TCs will go to graduates already employed by national giant

Jun 23 2016 3:14pm

Could Tinder help you get a training contract?

I’m not talking about widening the age range on your profile so you can match with partners

Jun 23 2016 11:25am

Karaoke Court is actually a thing

The brains behind the legally binding sing-offs found his inspiration in an undergrad jurisprudence lecture

Jun 22 2016 4:29pm

City lawyers need to be street smart as well as book smart

Mayer Brown Of Counsel Warsha Kalé on making the transition from university to practice

Jun 22 2016 1:35pm

Simmons & Simmons ditches MBA for future trainees

Bespoke legal masters introduced in 2009 to be replaced by new "Trainee Skills Academy"

Jun 22 2016 11:31am

10 lawyers with weird and wonderful hobbies

What on earth is mycology?

Jun 22 2016 9:10am

Average senior in-house lawyer now takes home over £165,000

5% pay-packet increase for City law firm shunners

Jun 21 2016 1:25pm