Tag: Solicitors

‘Commercial awareness is more than reading the FT and using buzzwords’

A panel of lawyers and legal experts from Ropes & Gray, Gowling WLG, Irwin Mitchell and ULaw consider the hot commercial themes of 2022 and how students can prepare for the changing world of work

Nov 18 2021 11:01am

Allen & Overy picks new City HQ

Move date of 2027

Nov 17 2021 12:37pm

Ex-Love Islander sets sights on career as criminal lawyer

From Boohoo brand deals to legal aid work for St Mary's Uni law grad Tyler Cruickshank?

Nov 17 2021 12:02pm

Meet the man helping students hack law school revision

We catch up with Andrew Suszek, director of analytics at BARBRI, ahead of his virtual appearance at tomorrow’s STEM Future Lawyers panel event

Nov 17 2021 10:39am
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New law school launches conversion course at quarter the price of GDL

College of Legal Practice offering readies non-law grads for SQE prep

Nov 17 2021 9:15am

DLA Piper partner becomes City of London Lord Mayor

Vincent Keaveny 'delighted and honoured' to take up role

Nov 16 2021 11:49am

From self-taught coder to tech lawyer

Herbert Smith Freehills junior associate Jamie Ball shares his career journey and advice to students

Nov 16 2021 11:00am

Trowers takes ‘appropriate steps’ after trainee is ‘assaulted’ while serving notices on squatters

City firm says safety and wellbeing of staff is 'absolutely paramount'

Nov 15 2021 2:48pm

Reed Smith joins NQ salary war with 19% boost to £107.5k

Juniors billing 2,000+ hours will earn £132.5k

Nov 15 2021 10:48am

Life as a lawyer in the fast-moving automotive sector

Shoosmiths associate Sam Henegan talks electric vehicles and driverless cars, ahead of his virtual appearance at next week’s event

Nov 12 2021 12:49pm

Walker Morris increases trainee numbers by a quarter

Follows big TC jump at CMS earlier this summer

Nov 12 2021 10:10am

What they don’t teach you at law school

From time recording to 'playing the game' -- solicitor Baljinder Singh Atwal shares lessons and tips from his time in practice so far

Nov 12 2021 9:09am
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City firms to offer part-time training contracts for disabled aspiring lawyers

Eversheds Sutherland and Osborne Clarke are hiring for 2024 entry

Nov 11 2021 12:12pm

What do corporate lawyers do?

We find out from lawyers and legal experts at Goodwin, SPB, DWF and BARBRI what a career in commercial law entails

Nov 11 2021 11:18am

Why Google’s landmark victory is music to TikTok’s ears

Future magic circle trainee Will Holmes looks at yesterday's data protection ruling

Nov 11 2021 8:01am

Why science grads make great lawyers

TLT partner Siân Ashton discusses her science background, life in the firm’s FutureLaw team and why TC hunters need to be open-minded and flexible

Nov 10 2021 10:42am

Akin Gump boosts trainee pay 14% to £62.5k

Year one rookies now on £57.5k

Nov 10 2021 9:36am

Lottery scammers pretend to work for Simmons & Simmons

Regulator issues alert 🚨

Nov 9 2021 11:20am

How to stand out in training contract applications

‘You don’t need the same qualities as the next aspiring solicitor’, says Hill Dickinson partner and training principal Richard Capper, ahead of his appearance at this afternoon's virtual event

Nov 9 2021 9:11am

White & Case boosts NQ salaries to £140k

Trainee pay rises too

Nov 8 2021 1:38pm