Tag: Solicitors

Womble Bond Dickinson in merger talks with BDB Pitmans

Duo are in “early discussions”

Oct 24 2022 9:14am
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Nailing a TC application, handling rejection and what it really means to be ‘commercially aware’

Clare Stapleton, The University of Law’s campus careers manager in Birmingham, speaks to Legal Cheek Careers, ahead of next week's IN-PERSON workshops and networking evening in the West Midlands

Oct 21 2022 1:35pm

Mistaking a partner for a vac schemer, deal-wrecking typos and costing clients thousands — lawyers annoymously share their TC blunders

“The sinking feeling when I realised the error was horrifying," one Reddit user wrote

Oct 20 2022 12:18pm
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How I used my background in neuroscience to make it as a lawyer

Bristows' Gregory Bacon on his transition from academia to IP and what STEM students can offer law firms

Oct 19 2022 12:10pm

TC applications at Clifford Chance jump 50% since 2018

Magic Circle player publishes new eye-catching stats in a bid to help students "make the best choices for them"

Oct 19 2022 9:23am
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My life as a green finance lawyer

Hogan Lovells' Andrew Carey maps out his career, ahead of tomorrow's virtual student event

Oct 18 2022 11:54am

Will legal tech doom the billable hours model for law firms?

Oxford University history student Lewis Ogg looks into the impact of legal tech on the way firms charge for their legal services, and calls time on billable hours

Oct 18 2022 10:23am
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Squires introduces ‘all-in Thursdays’ in WFH policy shake-up

Change 'works for a majority of people', says firm

Oct 17 2022 10:35am
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One energy lawyer’s journey from Nigeria to Leeds

Chisolu Obumneke-Okeke, an infrastructure, projects & energy associate at Addleshaw Goddard, discusses how this exciting area of the law brought him to the UK

Oct 17 2022 8:25am

Addleshaws to recruit trainee solicitors in Ireland

Follows combination with Dublin player Eugene F Collins

Oct 14 2022 1:48pm
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History made as Law Society installs first Asian and Muslim president

Lubna Shuja says she will focus on improving the justice system, upholding the rule of law and supporting her fellow solicitors

Oct 13 2022 11:53am
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Top firms pledge to treat training contracts and apprenticeships as equals

Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Freshfields and NRF among big legal players promising not to disadvantage candidates qualifying through alternative routes

Oct 13 2022 8:43am
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Eversheds posts 82% trainee solicitor retention score

Latest cohort includes seven apprentices

Oct 12 2022 11:25am

Top law firms and high-quality work: Why aspiring lawyers should consider a career in the South West

University of Law campus dean Zoe King makes the case for legal life in Bristol and Exeter, ahead of Thursday's in-person workshops and networking evening

Oct 11 2022 3:42pm

Imposter syndrome hits lawyers hardest, survey finds

One in three say their work dreams cause them anxiety

Oct 7 2022 9:55am
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