Tag: Solicitors

Guardian chief names law firms that threatened legal action over HSBC files

Newspaper received 130 lawyers' letters -- editor-in-chief tweets a selection

Feb 11 2015 3:07pm

Meet ‘Hewie’ the social media savvy law firm dog

North-east solicitors adopt a cuddly puppy look for their firm’s Twitter personality -- but no word on whether pets are allowed to join staff during working day

Feb 11 2015 12:20pm

Linklaters latest magic circle firm to release newly-qualified retention rate – 91% stay on

Only Clifford Chance remains silent on which qualifying trainees will be lucky or sad

Feb 10 2015 4:47pm

Review: Better Call Saul — spinning off Breaking Bad

Much anticipated legal drama will leave many viewers cold and depressed -- but it's early days yet

Feb 10 2015 3:29pm

‘I attached a picture of my snake instead of my certificates … and I still got the job at Clyde & Co’

How do you land a role at a top City firm? Send them a picture of your pet snake

Feb 10 2015 1:30pm

5 out of 42 of Slaughter and May’s qualifying trainees leave firm

Retention rate at elite firm falls to lowest since 2013

Feb 10 2015 10:59am

Freshfields to open Manchester office for ‘repetitive legal work’

Second member of the magic circle to try "northshoring", with junior lawyer positions likely to be up for grabs

Feb 9 2015 2:57pm

Katy Perry’s lawyers send cease & desist letter to ‘Left Shark’ replica designer

Global mega star wheels out international law firm to clamp down on internet knock-off Super Bowl sharks

Feb 7 2015 11:26am

Legal pic of the day

'English Law Day' in Seoul fails to wow Koreans

Feb 6 2015 3:26pm

Lib-Dem justice minister bombarded with flack for pompous Magna Carta tweet

Social justice campaigners draw Simon Hughes’s attention to the fact that his government is devastating legal aid budget

Feb 6 2015 2:05pm

City firm coaxes all staff to embrace pro bono ethic by asking for 25 hours a year

Transatlantic giant Hogan Lovells launches bid to spread charitable works across all levels of its business -- including trainees, and presumably dinner ladies too

Feb 6 2015 12:10pm

The Amal Effect: More wannabe human rights lawyers, but where are the jobs?

Soaring applications for human rights courses may not be good news

Feb 6 2015 9:04am

Research: lawyers most sought after profession for affairs because they’re good liars and pay attention to detail

Solicitors and barristers in hot demand on infidelity dating websites

Feb 4 2015 5:46pm

What judges say Vs. what judges mean

"I consider this application, in accordance with the Overriding Objective" = "Eeeny-meeny-miney-mo"

Feb 4 2015 9:52am

Another woman is now in charge of a top City law firm

Ascent of Berwin Leighton Paisner's Lisa Mayhew offers hope to female corporate lawyers

Feb 3 2015 2:27pm

‘Unexploited’ legal market gives lawyers chance to escape grind and become tech entrepreneurs

Corporate lawyer founder of Silicon Roundabout legal start-up on how he secured £260K investment -- and why he sees market primed with opportunity for solicitors and barristers

Feb 3 2015 10:13am

Grayling Magna Carta party latest — win raffle to open a bridge

Highlight of Ministry of Justice’s controversial Global Law Summit to be a bottleneck of traffic in east London

Feb 3 2015 9:01am

Herbert Smith Freehills and Reed Smith both post retention rates of over 90%

International City giants will hang on to 93% and 91% of their trainees

Feb 2 2015 10:21am