Tag: Solicitors

Lawfluencers face trolls and unwanted advances, research finds
Research highlights LinkedIn's dark side

Lawyers and recruiters reject paralegal’s advice to law grads on avoiding retail experience
LinkedIn post triggers strong reaction

Tackling the SQE as a mature student and career-changer
BPP student Samantha Howlett discusses her finding the right firm, balancing apprenticeship and parenthood, and her insider advice for acing SQE1

Willkie bumps London newly qualified lawyer pay to £170,000
Trainees salaries also up

TikTok lawyers are showcasing their office fashion looks — and the internet is loving it
Workwear never looked so good

Slaughter and May names new managing partner
Joined MC firm as a trainee

Linklaters retains 75% of trainees globally
Several rookies heading to different offices around the world

SRA cites ‘unexpected’ data issues for delay in releasing SQE provider pass rates
Originally set for release in late 2023

The benefits of studying while working – my SQE journey
BPP student Charlotte Marshall discusses distance learning, qualifying work experience and why she values flexibility

How to future-proof your legal career with tech and AI
Slaughter and May’s senior client and practice solutions manager, Emma Walton, discusses legal tech, innovation and the firm’s latest competition for students

New Zealand grants mountain same legal rights as a person
Mt Taranaki will own itself

Legally Blonde star Reese Witherspoon mistaken for real lawyer during jury duty
Fellow jurors wanted her as foreman

AI must uphold the rule of law, campaigners urge
Developers should 'act responsibly'

Debevoise raises London NQ lawyer salaries to £173.1k
Rises up the ladder too

SRA gears up for Post Office prosecutions
Regulator 'hopeful' actions can begin over the summer

Solicitors’ sanctions to remain public for longer
Applies to both firms and lawyers

Trading temporarily suspended for listed legal business RBG
'Uncertainty' over future

Sustainability low on law firms’ priority list, research finds
Trumped by cybersecurity, cost management and diversity