Tag: Solicitors
Ince launches investigation into allegation top lawyers ‘disrespected’ waitress
Claim made in viral Twitter post
‘Picking an SQE prep course is a lot like dating — you’ve got to find the one you connect with’
ULaw director of business development, Morette Jackson, explains how the law school is helping firms and students grapple with the changing SQE regime
HSF junior lawyer makes Forbes power list for ‘alternative Old Boys network’
Sophie Pender recognised for social mobility efforts
Solicitor who injected food with blood found not guilty due to insanity
Leoaai Elghareeb suffered psychosis during supermarket rampage last summer, causing nearly £500,000 of damages
The journey from legal publisher to tech giant
Head of brand and communications at LexisNexis, Matthew Leopold, discusses the new, user-friendly tools the company has created to make the law more accessible
Career-changing doctor: ‘Can I negotiate my training contract salary?’
I have years of experience and transferable skills
When will most law firms embrace the SQE?
Legal Cheek Careers catches up with BPP University Law School’s head of outreach and student recruitment, Jonny Hurst, to hear the inside scoop on the timeline of different firms’ SQE transition
Would you take a pay cut to WFH permanently? 88% of our readers say no
Findings follow Stephenson Harwood's announcement last week that it will reduce salaries by 20% if staff choose to work from home full-time
Skadden lawyer to lead City social mobility charity
Elizabeth Robertson succeeds Hogan Lovells' Nicholas Cheffings as executive chair of PRIME
KPMG reveals plans to double UK lawyer headcount
Targets extra 220 solicitors by 2024
Britain’s top legal education YouTuber to deliver keynote at LegalEdCon 2022
Ibz Mo to deliver fresh takes on legal education and training at 12 May in-person event
Salary bunching: the unspoken effect of the City talent war
As 'flashy' NQ rates continue to soar, a recent Legal Cheek open thread exposed the 'abysmal' associate salary bands in place at some UK law firms
What junior lawyers should look for in their post-qualification training and education
Nottingham Law School principal lecturer Joy Davies explains her approach to supporting NQs in the context of IP law
Ex-Irwin Mitchell lawyer jailed for researching defendant in trial she was serving as a juror
Told fellow jurors what she discovered
How to make it as an international lawyer, from those who’ve done it
Skadden’s global co-head of private equity and the founder of Quinn Emanuel’s London office joined a dual-qualified associate from Hill Dickinson to share their incredible career journeys at Legal Cheek’s latest in-person junior lawyer event
Reed Smith to relocate London office
2024 move date
Going green: the future of graduate recruitment
Laura Yeates, head of graduate talent at Clifford Chance and founder of the Sustainable Recruitment Alliance, on paving the way for early talent teams to recruit in ‘a greener way’
Bar Council and northern law firm Ward Hadaway hit by cyber attacks
Criminals continue to target profession
BPP students given ‘human and business skills’ boost with O Shaped Lawyer collab
Embedded into SQE prep
The overseas secondment: what trainees need to know
White & Case’s Anu Alamutu discusses her time in the firm’s Paris office while offering up her top tips to those seeking experience overseas