Tag: Solicitors

Herbert Smith Freehills pips Clifford Chance to the post in its latest partner promotions as firms strive for 30% female partners

Latest partnership promotions represent some improvement on gender diversity

Apr 21 2016 1:06pm

Shark lawyers: London law firm embraces industry stereotype by naming firm after deadly predator

Litigation specialists Selachii opt for striking name

Apr 21 2016 11:12am

Lawyers embrace new online game that teaches litigants-in-person courtroom dos and don’ts

Online initiative is debuted in US, and gets a big thumbs up from UK lawyers

Apr 20 2016 3:44pm

Ex-solicitor-turned-pornstar fined for pretending to work for HMRC

Tax expert fined for impersonating tax man

Apr 19 2016 4:56pm

Freshfields becomes first magic circle firm to launch apprenticeships

It could be set to offer training contracts in new Manchester office too

Apr 19 2016 12:04pm

Lawyers vs Grayling: Supreme Court case concluded halfway through hearing in shocking legal first

Was the government’s policy so bad the court didn’t even wait until the end of the hearing to strike it down?

Apr 19 2016 11:35am

Simons, Muirhead & Burton partner admits he looks like a ‘f*cking nutter’ in ‘kufr’ YouTube video

Top employment lawyer opens up after footage of him speaking at extremist group rally in Trafalgar Square surfaced on the internet

Apr 19 2016 10:09am

Linklaters’ latest partner promotion round features a notable lack of women

Global titan falls short of its gender diversity target

Apr 18 2016 3:10pm

Is a 2:1 the new 2:2 for law students?

Miss out on Oxbridge and it's increasingly a first class degree or bust if you want to make it to the bar or the magic circle

Apr 18 2016 9:51am

Career ‘tragedy’ for junior barrister as he’s jailed for conspiracy to supply cocaine

Rookie criminal lawyer sent to slammer for over three years

Apr 18 2016 9:11am

9 revision tips from people who have nailed law exams

Trainee solicitors share their exam preparation wisdom

Apr 15 2016 12:49pm

Baker & McKenzie and Pinsent Masons reveal contrasting trainee retention rates

Bakers keeps most as Pinsents says farewell to half

Apr 15 2016 12:09pm

Macfarlanes misses golden opportunity to improve its lagging gender diversity stats

All male partnership promotion could see firm drop into ‘relegation zone’ in Legal Cheek’s table

Apr 13 2016 4:11pm

Research: Medicine, economics and engineering grads earn more than those with law degrees

10 years on, male law graduates earn nearly 20% more than their female counterparts

Apr 13 2016 2:13pm

Reed Smith confirms merger talks with Philadelphia outfit Pepper Hamilton

Rumours circulate that Clyde & Co is eyeing up potential suitors in Miami

Apr 13 2016 11:26am

Why the challenge to create more female partners starts at trainee level

Millennials hold the key to boosting gender diversity in law

Apr 13 2016 9:11am

Research: top students from disadvantaged backgrounds less likely to apply for elite training contracts

'Contextual recruitment' needed to stop the privileged bagging all the jobs, says agency which developed method

Apr 12 2016 4:54pm