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
Shark lawyers: London law firm embraces industry stereotype by naming firm after deadly predator
Litigation specialists Selachii opt for striking name
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
Ex-solicitor-turned-pornstar fined for pretending to work for HMRC
Tax expert fined for impersonating tax man
Official Solicitor to the Senior Courts who appeared as litigant-in-person in private dispute suffers High Court defeat
Alastair Pitblado and his fiancée suffer £150k planning row loss
Freshfields becomes first magic circle firm to launch apprenticeships
It could be set to offer training contracts in new Manchester office too
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?
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
Linklaters’ latest partner promotion round features a notable lack of women
Global titan falls short of its gender diversity target
Criminal lawyers warn against chemsex death barrister’s pre-sentence media appearances
Is mitigation better advanced by counsel?
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
Career ‘tragedy’ for junior barrister as he’s jailed for conspiracy to supply cocaine
Rookie criminal lawyer sent to slammer for over three years
9 revision tips from people who have nailed law exams
Trainee solicitors share their exam preparation wisdom
Baker & McKenzie and Pinsent Masons reveal contrasting trainee retention rates
Bakers keeps most as Pinsents says farewell to half
Spiritual healer advertises legal services at Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court
Mr Madiba guarantees "quick results"
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
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
Reed Smith confirms merger talks with Philadelphia outfit Pepper Hamilton
Rumours circulate that Clyde & Co is eyeing up potential suitors in Miami
Why the challenge to create more female partners starts at trainee level
Millennials hold the key to boosting gender diversity in law
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