Tag: Solicitors

ULaw tutor on course to become Law Society president
Lawyer-turned-lecturer Mark Evans will take the top spot in 2025 after being appointed deputy-vice president

Ropes & Gray tells lawyers to attend office four days a week
Monday to Thursday

Retention scores: Macfarlanes keeps 25 of 26 NQ lawyers
All permanent deals 🤝

Study reveals law as one of the most jargon-filled professions
Do you know your mens rea from your actus reus?

Would you let strangers ‘roast’ your CV?
An increasing number aspiring lawyers are posting their achievements online for others to critique 🔥

Law Society recommends 10% pay rise for trainee solicitors
£26,068 in London and £23,122 elsewhere

Virtual law school launches ‘Open to All Scholarship’
Law Training Centre's new grants can be put towards a range of law courses, including SQE

Freshfields confirms it will no longer publish its financial results
Revenue and partner profits up in final figures to media

Quartet of top City law firms announce muted financial results
Everyone struggles to keep pace with inflation

CMS records 80% autumn trainee retention rate
48 out of 60 rookies take NQ roles

PEP ‘not helpful’, says Mishcon
London law firm confirms it will no longer publish profit per equity partner figure as it reveals latest set of financial results

Linklaters becomes latest Magic Circle firm to post record revenues
Hits £1.9 billion -- but profits and PEP dip

Slaughter and May wants more working-class lawyers
Elite Magic Circle outfit sets series of new social mobility targets

Osborne Clarke ties bonuses to office attendance
60/40 split

DWF’s £342 million takeover edges closer
Listed giant receives all-cash offer from private equity firm

Law firm defends LPC-requirement for receptionist role
Sign of the times?