Tag: Solicitors

Sullivan & Cromwell keeps pace with strong job offer trend for US firms in London

City office of New York global player set to offer jobs to all four of its autumn 2015 qualifying lawyers

Jul 1 2015 11:59am

York Uni law grad lands training contract through Twitter direct message

Why bother with application forms when you can DM the boss?

Jun 30 2015 10:30am

The Lawyers’ Revolt is spreading

Solicitors and barristers in London, Leeds and Manchester latest to join insurgency

Jun 30 2015 8:33am

Pride 2015: Profession pays tribute to ‘Legal Heroes’ who’ve championed LGBT rights

Lawyers contribute to carnival atmosphere at London Pride march buoyed by US Supreme Court backing of gay marriage

Jun 29 2015 9:11am

How ex-Linklaters solicitor Julia Salasky created a start-up to crowdfund justice

Is this the future in a world where legal aid is almost non-existent for challenging fundamental human rights issues?

Jun 26 2015 2:20pm

German bar association puts hands up to online hoax that went viral

Lawyers in The Fatherland confound stereotypes by producing a vaguely funny video about the perils of not seeking legal advice when divorcing

Jun 25 2015 12:12pm

Liverpool lawyers defy bar chiefs to launch criminal courts strike

Local barristers are refusing to take new instructions from beginning of July in fight against legal aid cuts

Jun 25 2015 9:04am

Criminal law juniors take another knock as Supreme Court green-lights QASA

Controversial advocacy assessment regime loses final judicial review hurdle today

Jun 24 2015 1:42pm

Top white-collar crime QC entangled in online intern swap embarrassment

Lawyers are flocking to recently launched site in a bid to bag little Hugo and Henrietta pre-gap yah work experience. But is this just hi-tech nepotism?

Jun 24 2015 11:27am

A dozen law-related tunes to beat the training contract application blues

The Judge trawls through his -- and his mates’ -- old vinyl collections in search of a soundtrack to ease the stress

Jun 24 2015 9:31am

Large arse spotted at global law firm, shock

Fears abounded that this “Playboy” image could have caused Clifford Chance’s diversity supremo to lose some sleep

Jun 23 2015 3:46pm

Weil keeps pace with US rivals, offering jobs to all nine qualifying lawyers

Weil Gotshal & Manges announced today it will keep 100% of its spring and autumn 2015 NQs

Jun 23 2015 2:57pm

Smooth-talking Gove charms lawyers over legal aid reforms and rule of law

Social media commentators almost fall in love with new Justice Secretary, primarily because he’s not Chris Grayling

Jun 23 2015 1:00pm

Nabarro’s revenue rockets by 21%, but junior lawyer pay rises struggle at 3%

And trainees get a big fat zilch as London firm takes restrained view to remuneration at bottom of the pile

Jun 23 2015 9:24am

Ex-City solicitor in crosshairs over alleged VE Day demonstration vandalism

From the Square Mile to anti-capitalist campaigner in just three years

Jun 22 2015 2:40pm

What are the best alternatives for students turned off the bar due to lack of pupillages and legal aid cuts?

Top solicitors and barristers advise undergrads at Legal Cheek Careers at Inner Temple

Jun 22 2015 1:35pm

Latham & Watkins is latest US firm in London to trumpet high newly-qualified retention rate

Californians will keep 95% of current UK trainees

Jun 19 2015 3:01pm

Twitter dismay over new justice committee chair’s defence of legal aid cuts

Former barrister Bob Neill unveiled as parliamentary justice committee chairman

Jun 19 2015 2:00pm

Now work-experience-charging firm exposed for alleged plagiarism

London niche practice forced to pull training contract blurb from website after striking similarities with wording of City and national firms were uncovered

Jun 19 2015 12:03pm

Who is the mysterious cigar smoking London lawyer on Instagram?

Instagram user "Londonlawyer" is a social media mystery man, but is he actually a practising certificate-holder of any type?

Jun 19 2015 10:59am