Tag: Solicitors

When adjusted to take into account inflation, £11,000-a-year Clifford Chance trainee salary equates to just £24,988 today.

To celebrate the Mitchell judgment* Wigapedia has created a special commemorative bingo card.

Top 30 outfit Macfarlanes joins Mayer Brown and Clifford Chance in exploring new recruitment method aimed at broadening profile of typical big law firm trainee — as wider City diversity push gathers pace.

Prevent Grayling II, facilitate Silk IIII and make barristers wear their wigs in all cases: it has been a busy week for e-petitions...

The only Crown Court that is situated in a castle may be relocated to a more practical modern court centre.

First ever non-lawyer Lord Chancellor will enrol as a law student after 2015 general election in order to become a solicitor at magic circle firm.

The news that the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) is calling off its direct action after the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) agreed to postpone planned fee cuts has enraged many solicitors and barristers, who have turned to social media to vent their fury.

A guide to what instructing solicitors are really telling barristers.

Law student blows chances with terribly misguided email.

Out of 274 occupations survey by government, 'solicitor' is in the top 50 the most satisfying.

When his bid to work himself up from the bottom of a supermarket chain stalled, Laurie Anstis decided to reconsider his early views on university education and pursue a career as a solicitor.

Televised murder trial turns South African barrister into cult figure.

Rookie pleads guilty after she left her dog to starve to death.

Self-styled "Britain's top divorce lawyer" Ayesha Vardag has unveiled a new blog to disseminate information about her forthcoming nuptials to her colleague, Stephen Bence. Readers are left in no doubt of Vardag's commitment to attaining excellence in all things.

Katherine Edwards' legal career is over after "moment of madness" during her training contract.

A Mumsnet thread offering advice to a prospective City lawyer contains some illuminating titbits of information.

EXCLUSIVE: Leading national firm condemns views expressed by partner Jamie Foster and reveals that he is to leave organisation.

What's it like advising east London tech entrepreneurs about the law?

Magic circle firm reveals where the successful 20 studied.

We asked protesters at today's demonstration against the legal cuts for their seven-second messages to Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.

23 Essex Street junior Vicky Gainza finds the Crown Prosecution Service's threat to withhold work from striking barristers scary — but not as scary as the alternative of doing nothing to prevent the government's legal aid cuts.