Tag: Solicitors

Solicitor who made up client wins on Facebook escapes with six-month suspension
Also practised for years without SRA authorisation

Full video: Funding the SQE
BPP Law School experts join current students and future trainees to discuss the different funding options on offer

Simmons launches in Silicon Valley as A&O enters Boston
City outfit opens first US office whilst magic circle player continues expansion across the pond

Mishcon joins initiative to fund refugee lawyers through SQE
Teams up with BARBRI and charity Breaking Barriers

Russian invasion prompts CMS, Bakers and Dentons to close Kyiv offices
International law firms take decisive action

‘Chief happiness officer’, ‘micro retreats’ and even a 😎 emoji! Clifford Chance partner sets out vision for future in eye-catching manifesto
Tech lawyer Jonathan Kewley is vying to be managing partner of the London office

US and UK law firms announce bumper financial results
Profits soar at Hogan Lovells, Dechert, White & Case and Addleshaw Goddard 📈

Lawyers fail to impress in ‘best lovers’ list
Research places plasterers top for bedroom prowess -- legal professionals finish bottom

14 law firms named on LGBTQ+ employer list
Stonewall rankings recognise businesses efforts to create inclusive workplaces

Commercial law firm embraces crypto payments
Gunnercooke gets onboard with Bitcoin

Hogan Lovells to move City HQ across the road
New digs from 2026

Law ties with investment banking in graduate salary rankings
Some new starters can expect to earn £50k

Dechert and Fried Frank raise junior lawyer salaries in London
£140k and £160k

BPP strikes SQE training deals with international and national law firms
Law school giant to prep Dentons, Cripps and Walker Morris trainees

Online law school strikes SQE deal with Oxford Brookes
College of Legal Practice to offer prep courses at discounted rate

How I built a career as a construction lawyer
From infrastructure projects to offshore windfarms, Womble Bond Dickinson managing associate Michelle Essen explains why there’s more to the job than just bricks and building sites

NQ lawyer pay at Eversheds moves to £95k
Regional rates up nearly a quarter to £62k

Squires boosts London NQ lawyer pay to £95k
Rises in regions too

5 things aspiring lawyers need to know about the Irish legal market
Law firm partners and a legal education expert discuss Ireland’s position as a global hub in the post-Brexit economy and the opportunities arising for lawyers and students alike

Swelling junior lawyer salaries ‘only a sticking plaster’, Sir Nigel Knowles warns
DWF chief calls on law firms to find better incentives to retain talent

‘How do I put up with my noisy law firm colleagues?’
I'm struggling to focus now I'm back in the office