Tag: Solicitors

How to be a human rights lawyer
Legal Cheek Careers speaks to barrister turned ULaw human rights and education academic, Niall Carlin, about how to get a foot into this highly competitive and challenging, but extremely rewarding, world

Fraud claim for millions in missing crypto launched by NFT in legal first
Assets are held on trust by crypto exchanges, judge finds

Highlights from The Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer 2022 Virtual Vacation Scheme
Top lawyers and industry experts gave valuable, up-to-the-minute advice on a range of commercial law topics

Exclusive: Linklaters decides against upping NQ lawyer pay — for now
Magic circle firm stresses pay remains under review

Has the Magic Circle lost its magic?
After a quarter of a century of pulling rabbits out of the hat, the elite quintet is facing arguably its toughest test yet

German law firm opens office in metaverse
Virtual reality TCs next?

Full video: How the SQE can help create a more diverse legal profession
Lawyers and legal education experts join double Paralympian and solicitor apprentice Amy Marren to discuss how the new assessment will open the door to untapped talent

Why you should be worried about halloumi IP
Will Holmes explores the unusual intellectual property laws protecting the popular cheese

Bakers boosts NQ lawyer salaries to £110,000
City firms continue to up pay 📈

Akin Gump NQ lawyer salaries hit record £179,000
Rise due to favourable exchange rate

RPC records 100% autumn trainee retention rate
All 14 rookies secure NQ roles

Hill Dickinson to offer TCs in the Toon
Move follows office launch in Newcastle

CMS boosts NQ lawyer pay to £100k
Second boost in seven months

Top judge blasts ‘creeping march of anonymity’ in solicitor disciplinary rulings
High Court orders transparency in misconduct acquittal of City lawyer over posts on her 330,000-follower Instagram account

Should ex-magic circle man Raab become caretaker PM?
Question mark over whether Boris will stay until Autumn

Attorney General confirms Tory leadership bid as Boris prepares to quit
From Legal Cheek Awards to No.10?

Solicitor General Alex Chalk and ex-magic circle associate Bim Afolami MP become latest Tory lawyers to abandon Boris Johnson
Conservative vice-chair Afolami quit on live TV

Bird & Bird gives trainees and staff £1,000 cost of living bonus
One-off payment to those earning £50k and below