Tag: Solicitors

A&O remains tight-lipped over hacker ransom
Magic Circle player suffered data breach earlier this month

Solicitors make government list of jobs ‘most exposed’ to AI
Management consultants top table; sports players and roofers least exposed

Making the most of opportunities as a training contract hopeful
ULaw Vice-Chancellor Peter Crisp offers his top careers advice

US titan Cravath retakes lawyer salary crown with market-topping rises
What impact will fresh pay war have on associates in the City of London?

The skills students need to succeed this training contract application season
Reed Smith graduate recruitment manager Rebecca Schrod on being methodical, proactive and self-reflective

US lawyer drops rap video to promote legal services
Juan LaFonta, Juan LaFonta, Juan LaFonta...

‘My supervisor isn’t giving me work’
Trainee needs help

‘AI paralegal’ passes SQE
77% score

My experience as a Black junior lawyer in the City
Ropes & Gray’s Kwasi Yeboah on training at a US law firm and how the profession can become more inclusive

Junior lawyers: ‘know your priorities and non-negotiables’
HSF corporate associate Yusra Jafar discusses cross-border work, staying balanced and applications advice

Trowers: More lawyer roles at risk amid ‘continued slowdown’
Cut 18 jobs last month

Half of legal workers feel pressure to take on additional hours to ‘meet job demands’
Many do so without extra pay

Commercial awareness: What is it and how to get it?
Good lawyers are the ones who truly understand their clients

Applying for training contracts? Be sure to bring your ‘genuine self’ to interviews
DWF’s Paul Maddock reflects on his career and how the profession is becoming more inclusive

Law Society publishes guidance to support disabled aspiring lawyers
Online materials, reasonable adjustments, flexible working and more

Slaughters raises newly qualified lawyer salaries to £125k
Early Christmas present