Tag: Solicitors

Clifford Chance posts 69% spring retention result
29 out of 42

Regulator mulls tweaking SQE to reflect Welsh law
Students may have to learn how and when to apply it

Kanye West’s lawyers Greenberg Traurig request court’s permission to use newspaper ads to tell him they quit
Top US firm unable to contact rapper

What to expect when you start out as a lawyer
From difficult clients to billing targets and ‘the sometimes mind-numbing drudgery that can be part of a legal career’, former City partner Nicky Richmond shares advice with readers

US law firms in London outperform UK rivals thanks to focus on high margin work
Partners generate bigger profits 🤑

Linklaters keeps 48 of 51 spring qualifying trainee solicitors
One further NQ on fixed term deal

Over a third of legal workers hate their boss, research finds
Retail employees despise their superiors the most

‘Underappreciated’ lawyers likely to quit, research reveals
Survey highlights associate retention risks

White & Case retains 18 out of 23 spring qualifying trainees
One on fixed-term deal

Davis Polk latest US player to bump London NQ salaries to £165k
Another day, another rise

How to turn your STEM background into a training contract
Legal Cheek reporter and future City trainee Emily Hinkley offers her advice on making the jump from STEM to law

Nearly two-thirds of lawyers have experienced burnout, research shows
Survey finds 31% of respondents don’t feel their wellbeing is supported by their firm

‘Our criminal justice system is quite literally being held together by duct tape — action is needed now’
Fundamental change is required to avoid a 'complete collapse', warns solicitor advocate Ben Brown

Revealed: The law firms with the fanciest offices 2023
The results are in! Legal Cheek's exclusive research reveals the outfits with the swishest digs

Meet the future trainee looking to connect the Muslim lawyer community
Farzana Abdullah started the Muslim Lawyers’ Hub to support and find role models for aspiring lawyers