Tag: Solicitors

What it’s like to quit practising law aged 27 to do an LLM

City University Professor of International Economic Law David Collins has never looked back

Aug 9 2016 2:45pm

Mayer Brown ups NQ pay packets to £71,500

City giant also reveals 67% autumn retention result

Aug 9 2016 12:11pm

My training contract has been mis-sold to me: What do I do?

Dream job isn’t what it says on the tin

Aug 9 2016 10:12am

Mishcon de Reya posts perfect 100% retention score

All 11 autumn qualifiers commit their future to firm

Aug 8 2016 2:43pm

Simmons & Simmons slashes London lawyer headcount

All is not well at the top City player

Aug 5 2016 3:34pm

Corporate lawyer, 27, on £72,000 a year saves just £600 a month

Escaping the City to practise ‘fun law’ might not be as easy as you think

Aug 5 2016 12:13pm

Addleshaw Goddard and Gowling WLG freeze pay as confusion reigns at BLP

Reports of NQs earning more than lawyers with a year's experience

Aug 5 2016 11:28am

Freshfields hangs on to 95% of its autumn qualifiers

King & Wood Mallesons retains just 57% of its legal talent

Aug 5 2016 10:33am

Solicitor who was ordered to pay £20,000 after he ‘proposed marriage’ to paralegal during job interview LOSES appeal

Employment tribunal rejects Asghar Ali's claim that the original award was too generous

Aug 5 2016 9:05am

Hogan Lovells keeps 24 out of 30 qualifying trainees

80% of rookies commit their future to the firm

Aug 4 2016 10:17am

We spoke to Professor Richard Susskind and Nigel Pascoe QC about online courts

What does it all mean for aspiring lawyers?

Aug 4 2016 9:02am

Solicitor Disciplinary Tribunal confirms Alan Blacker has applied for re-hearing

Colourful solicitor-advocate was struck off earlier this month

Aug 3 2016 9:05am

Turkish government storms top law firm as another abandons practice in North Korea

Turbulent times for international solicitors

Aug 2 2016 11:34am

You can now apply for a government loan to fund your LPC

Just six weeks after two ULaw second years set up a petition asking for just that

Aug 1 2016 1:12pm

Jones Day jacks up newly qualified solicitor pay to £85,000

The firm that Legal Cheek commenters love to hate splashes the cash

Aug 1 2016 9:06am

Pay rises at Nabarro: Money is up for trainees, NQs and associates

It ain't MoneyLaw, but boosts not to be sniffed at

Jul 29 2016 1:15pm

Law student wheelchair user stands for first time in five years to collect his degree

He hasn’t been able to walk since a serious car crash in 2011

Jul 29 2016 11:36am