Tag: Solicitors

Staggering 99.9% conviction rate in China revealed

An ode to Chinese defence lawyers

Mar 14 2016 3:31pm

Linklaters keeps hold of 45 out of 54 qualifying trainees

Retention rate of 83% for offerer of most training contracts in the City

Mar 14 2016 12:26pm

Brexit would trigger exodus of UK lawyers to re-qualify in Ireland, say experts

It'd be the only way for British solicitors and barristers to do anything EU law-related at a decent level

Mar 14 2016 11:19am

Baker & McKenzie boosts newly qualified lawyer pay to £70,000

First year trainees will also walk away with £3,500 extra

Mar 14 2016 9:53am

Top law firm partner accused of having trainees edit his celebrity-style Wikipedia page

Pennington Manches "not aware" of rookies being asked to create material to bolster solicitor's profile

Mar 11 2016 1:31pm

Once they were lawyers… Marcel Proust

The great French writer had a law degree -- and that’s not all

Mar 10 2016 3:03pm

FinTech: The hot new practice area primed for young lawyers to make their mark

Norton Rose Fulbright's Victoria Birch is one of the pioneers

Mar 10 2016 1:15pm

5 reasons you should become a law firm campus ambassador

And it's not just the guaranteed vac scheme interview

Mar 9 2016 11:46am

Gove ditches plan to have City lawyers subsidise courts

City tax was floated to replace cash generated from the controversial court charge ditched last year

Mar 9 2016 11:10am

Cheeky tenants add unexpected birthday cake contract clause into their lease

Was it the work of sneaky law students?

Mar 9 2016 10:05am

Video: ‘Oh bollocks!’ MP’s outburst over suggestion that Brexit will cost the legal services market £1.7 billion

Former justice minister Jonathan Djanogly's suggestion didn't go down well with one MP

Mar 8 2016 5:23pm

‘Our job as litigators is to create risk for the other side’

Ahead of tomorrow's 'Commercial Awareness Question Time', RPC partner Simon Hart considers the skills needed to resolve City disputes

Mar 8 2016 2:58pm

Aspiring City lawyers will still need to go to university even if super exam gets go-ahead

New SRA-backed proposals will remove the need for solicitors to have a degree -- unless they work in the Square Mile

Mar 8 2016 11:53am

Tabloid knives out for anonymous female QC caught engaging in sexual activity outside Waterloo station

Could identity of “high-profile barrister” be revealed?

Mar 8 2016 9:15am

Offensive tweets of Bedford law grad working for Mayoral hopeful come back to haunt him

Wannabe lawyers, beware your social media history

Mar 7 2016 11:36am

Reed Smith ups newly qualified pay — and hours targets

Rookie remuneration rises to £63,000 as billing targets increase by 100 hours

Mar 4 2016 1:33pm