Tag: Solicitors

Clifford Chance seeks Chinese megafirm merger in bid for global domination

Firm declines to comment about reports that it wants to ascend beyond the magic circle

May 3 2016 11:59am

Liberty mocks UK Snoopers’ Charter in candid camera campaign film

Human rights charity documents people's reactions to comedian demanding to look through their mobile phones

Apr 29 2016 9:26am

‘Lawyer of the week’ confesses missing the most extraordinary moment of her legal career because she skipped a court day

The Supreme Court made legal history last month -- shame the lawyer behind the case wasn’t in court to see it

Apr 28 2016 3:21pm

Shakespeare meets Silk — Supreme Court Justice idea’s time has come

Could this be the next smash global TV format?

Apr 28 2016 11:43am

Social mobility work experience scheme pledges to stay closer to students as chair passes from Allen & Overy to Hogan Lovells

PRIME seeks to move to next level after giving 4,000 kids City law placements in five years

Apr 28 2016 10:31am

Lord Harley’s claim for ‘interim relief’ against Law Society struck out by High Court

"Harry Potter" lawyer was seeking to restrain the release of six closed files under a freedom of information request

Apr 27 2016 5:43pm

Match of The Day host calls for divorce lawyers to be replaced by mathematical formula

Not so much taken out of the equation as taken out by the equation

Apr 26 2016 6:09pm

Ex-Squire Patton Boggs associate reveals ‘blatant’ gender discrimination and sexual harassment in explosive Reddit Q&A

Female lawyer at global giant’s Qatar office missed her own grandmother's funeral due to work demands

Apr 26 2016 5:07pm

Lawyer issues legal threat to restaurant after it fails to serve soup with Saturday lunch special

"The menu is an offer for a contract by you. I accepted the offer"

Apr 26 2016 2:34pm

Nearly half of Irwin Mitchell’s new partners are women

Includes two who did their training contracts at the national firm

Apr 26 2016 1:00pm

A sleepless Prince

Google's algorithms throw up an interesting comment on (some) lawyers' lives

Apr 25 2016 6:14pm

Number of training contracts registered jumps by nearly 500 in a year

Law students welcome first major increase since financial crash

Apr 25 2016 3:18pm

Kim is here. Are you?

As virtual paralegals start work, how long before others stop?

Apr 25 2016 2:41pm

‘Divisive’ 3% pay boost for senior judges rejected by government watchdog

But how do our top judges' pay packets measure up against those of City lawyers?

Apr 25 2016 1:00pm

DWF’s bid to clawback LPC fees from ex-trainee could be unenforceable restraint of trade

Questions arise over legal status of firm's lock-in clause

Apr 25 2016 9:18am

11 reasons why you should avoid dating a lawyer at all costs

Your mum would be so proud, but it sounds better than it is

Apr 22 2016 9:03am