Tag: Solicitors

The Judge Rules: Accelerated courses — students need to beware

How much sympathy should we feel for the seven students whose firms dropped training contract offers after they failed BPP’s speedy-LPC?

Aug 21 2015 10:03am

Solicitor struck off after fiddling train fares to pay LPC debts

Tribunal accepted young lawyer was under huge post-education financial pressure -- but fraud is fraud

Aug 21 2015 9:29am

City firms fall over themselves to trumpet benefits of working one day-a-week from home

'Agile working' is the latest corporate law trend

Aug 20 2015 4:57pm

Working class hero leads strike against government legal aid cuts from the tee

Picket line or round of golf? Picket line or round of golf? That’ll be a round of golf, then …

Aug 19 2015 3:32pm

Solicitors’ profession keeps growing like Topsy — up 18% over five years

But with training contracts gradually evaporating and government reforms of legal aid system kicking in, could the party be over?

Aug 19 2015 12:55pm

Law comes to the Edinburgh Fringe

It’s not just arty luvvies galore in the Scottish capital at this time of year…

Aug 17 2015 3:27pm

Tribunal slaps young solicitor, 30, for faking orthopaedic expert reports

Junior is hit with an indefinite suspension and a £10,000 costs order into the bargain

Aug 17 2015 1:58pm

Freshfields posts 83% newly qualified lawyer retention rate

Anglo-German magic circle giant makes 43 offers -- and is snubbed by three new lawyers

Aug 17 2015 10:26am

The Judge Rules: Anything less than a 100% qualifying lawyer retention is a law firm fail

Training contracts provide large global practices with a recruitment safety net -- but that’s not good for their businesses

Aug 14 2015 1:27pm

Sullivan & Cromwell shoots to top of UK pay league with record £101,500 newly-qualified solicitor salary

Exclusive: London office of New York firm is now highest paying in City

Aug 14 2015 10:21am

The 6 most ridiculous legal stories of the silly season so far

The best law-related summer frippery

Aug 14 2015 9:46am

You can have rubbish A-levels and still succeed in legal profession

Legal Cheek Twitter hash tag generates rush of proud responses from those who pissed about at school but still became lawyers

Aug 13 2015 3:56pm

Superhero update: The Caped Crusader has become a Texas lawyer

Corpus Christi-based personal injury specialist is the real deal -- just check the surname

Aug 12 2015 4:47pm

RPC unveils autumn retention figure of 79%

City of London firm will keep 15 of 19 UK trainees

Aug 11 2015 1:19pm

Wannabe solicitor loses £800k claim for missing out on training contract because of car crash

Judge doesn’t buy line that law firm's alleged negligence caused loss of professional opportunity -- but praises litigant-in-person’s legal skills

Aug 11 2015 11:31am

Diva of Divorce up against most-followed lawyer on Instagram in battle for ‘Legal Personality of the Year’ crown

It’s solicitor v barrister in fight for coveted Law Society gong

Aug 11 2015 9:48am

Modern lawyers are far too specialised, says Supreme Court judge

First Jonathan Sumption QC laid into law degrees, now he’s criticising qualified lawyers for being narrow minded

Aug 10 2015 2:30pm

Trendy London law firm does its bit to tackle erectile dysfunction

Diversity recruitment agency announcement suggests Olswang has got into the good wood game

Aug 6 2015 9:32am

Meet the ‘Humans of Law’

Inspired by global social media sensation “Humans of New York”, two Legal Cheek work experience students have set up a legal profession version

Aug 5 2015 11:37am

Crime legal aid firms are forced to offer cheap ‘McJustice’ to clients, says strike leader

Head of London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association also has a pop at legal education establishment

Aug 5 2015 9:27am

Your Presentation Feedback Translator

With the courts closed and the legal profession in holiday mode, what better opportunity to do lots of pointless presentations?

Aug 4 2015 1:48pm