Tag: Solicitors

Gibson Dunn tops London NQ lawyer pay table with 12% boost to £161,700
Also rises for juniors at Simpson Thacher and Covington & Burling

More law firms exit Russia as Dentons and Bakers keep offices open
White & Case donates $1 million to Ukraine aid

5 things non-law students should know to break into the legal sector
Law training experts from BPP, Bird & Bird and Dentons demystify the new pathway to qualification under the SQE

Junior solicitor to distribute aid in Lebanon
Dispute resolution specialist Sheroze Nadeem on mission to help Syrian and Palestinian refugees

A&O and Clifford Chance complete magic circle departures from Moscow
Host of top international firms have shuttered offices in response to invasion

Top criminal law firm fined £98k after cyber attack led to court bundles being leaked on dark web
Tuckers IT weaknesses exploited, ICO finds

Eversheds and Gowling become latest to cut Russia ties as Cleary ‘temporarily’ closes Moscow outpost
Invasion response continues

Ukraine war: Battle-ready Supreme Court judge urges City law firms to quit Moscow
Ivan Mishchenko swaps robes for rifle

CMS increases trainee pay in London and regions
City rookies to earn over £52k

Akin Gump ups NQ lawyer pay to £159k
£12k bump

Linklaters and NRF to shutter Moscow offices in response to Ukraine war
City firms continue to take action

Russia-Ukraine war: UK immigration lawyers rally to support refugees
Away from national headlines, a corner of the legal profession is doing extraordinary things not in lucrative defence of oligarchs, but in unpaid support for those fleeing

Shakespeare Martineau to offer TCs in Scotland for first time
New rookies will join Glasgow office

‘Can I spend the next year unemployed now I’ve secured a training contract?’
One future trainee worries the gap on her CV could be 'detrimental career-wise'

Magic circle firms A&O and Freshfields latest to review Russia client links
City response continues

How to make it as a legal tech lawyer
Experts from magic circle firms share their career journeys and advice to students interested in pursuing similar paths

Ukraine invasion: Ashurst ceases Russian work as City response continues
Big legal players reassess Moscow links

Lawyers exit Russian law firm’s London office following ‘shocking developments’ in Ukraine
James Dingley and Baiju Vasani quit Ivanyan & Partners as City law firms come under greater scrutiny over links to Russia

SQE candidates unable to sit both exams this year
Students taking SQE1 in July will not have their results in time to sit SQE2 in October