Tag: Solicitors
Was Osama bin Laden doing law revision when raided by special forces?
US spooks reveal the al-Qaeda supremo was leafing through LSE-educated solicitor’s book in the hours before he met his end
Market recovery in question as three law firms wield redundancy axe
Could flurry of lay-offs at Hill Dickinson, Capsticks and Plexus Law be the beginning of something?
‘Grayling and Gove attempt to go unnoticed’ — the London Legal Walk in pics and tweets
The legal great and good were in attendance for yet another successful charity walk -- but were there some unwelcome guests?
Chuka ‘no’ shocka, Sir Keir declines – only Lamb remains as lawyer party leader candidate
But is former East Anglia employment partner actually being led to electoral slaughter?
Exposed: mysterious lawyer charting conquests in sex autobiography is ex-Herbert Smith and Clyde & Co
Exclusive: Twitter slip-up sees solicitor's identity uncovered by Legal Cheek following anonymous Mail Online article
The Judge Rules: publicly listed law firms will mean even fewer training contracts
Gateley’s move this week closer to the door of the London Stock Exchange signals the advance of yet another factor law students and young lawyers will have to confront
City firms silent on whether they will follow PwC in ignoring A-level results
Big Four accountancy firm shocks recruitment market and stuns Square Mile law firms with its bid to boost diversity
5 ways to dodge work during your training contract — and still get retained
Pacing yourself is essential for a long and fruitful career: in a guest post an anonymous solicitor -- who writes the must-read Corporate Drone blog -- sets out the tricks
Students back code for TC offers timetable — law firms don’t
Signs that City graduate recruitment departments are already moving towards a training contract free for all as the regulator ditches existing guidelines
National law firm becomes first ever to flog shares on London stock exchange
Gateley confirms weekend rumours that it is about to set up its stall on the AIM market
City law firm partner at the heart of Westminster affair shocker
Bercow v Bercow was the unexpected result from last week’s general election as Stephenson Harwood man allegedly falls for charms of speaker’s wife
There was a lawyer in a cage at Liverpool Street station
It’s amazing what you can stumble across in the rush hour at one of London’s busiest railway stations
Legal Cheek election poll results: law students and lawyers back Labour
Ed Miliband’s margin over the Conservatives is narrow, but enough to give the red rose party an outright majority
Solicitor who called for all-Islamic airlines now wants City law firms to fund criminal legal aid
Huntin’, shootin’ and fishin’ specialist says government should legislate to force mega-law firms into pro bono deal
Burges Salmon retains all 24 of its trainees and repeats pledge to boost graduate hiring
Good times in Brizzle
The Judge Rules: Offering a glass of wine doesn’t amount to harassment
Women law students and young female lawyers doubtless have to battle leery male counterparts -- but there are gradations of perviness
Slaughter and May leaps to top of magic circle newly-qualified pay pile
King of the establishment firm hits psychologically important £70k mark, but still trails well behind Yanks in City
Solicitor numbers rocket by 20% in face of tough economic climate
When will the bubble burst? There are 190% more practising today than 30 years ago
Clifford Chance outstrips rivals in bid to field most charity walkers
Law firms can’t resist competing with each other -- even over charity events, as a league table currently being updated on social media graphically illustrates
Litigant-in-person files notice to ‘f*ck this court and everything it stands for’
This expletive-fuelled -- but strangely nearly cogent -- notice to a US federal court judge may be the rudest official legal document ever
Law firm charges wannabe solicitors thousands for homemade diploma and internship
Exclusive: The very expensive fortnight may leave students in more debt and still jobless