Tag: Solicitors

Withers latest to drop ‘Dear Sirs’ in emails
Reminds staff to use 'gender neutral' salutations instead

ULaw signs SQE partnerships with six universities
LSE and Nottingham Uni grads among those guaranteed prep course places under new deal

Can lawyers be leaders?
Not so, says Boris -- much to the annoyance of lawyers

BPP students to reverse mentor law firms on diversity and inclusion
Lawyers to be schooled by aspiring lawyers in four-month partnership

White & Case and ULaw strike SQE training deal
Global firm recruits 50 UK trainees each year

Law school leaders react to first SQE results
Legal Cheek talks to the key players in legal education to understand what last week's results announcement means for students and the wider profession

London NQ lawyer pay hits record £161,500
US outfit Goodwin ups junior rates to unprecedented levels -- also unveils new perk which sees it pay for their holidays

A&O records 87% spring trainee retention score
Magic circle player keeps 33 out of 38 NQs

£150k junior lawyer salaries are ‘out of control’, top general counsel warns
Network Rail's leading lawyer Dan Kayne urges profession to find new ways of retaining talent before young associates 'get hurt'

Will working as a magistrate become the next CV must-have for wannabe lawyers?
Government targets 'younger people' as part of new recruitment drive

How to fund your SQE
Legal Cheek Careers caught up with BPP’s Jonny Hurst to discuss the options available to students

Trainee retentions: mixed fortunes for Simmons and Shoosmiths
Spring scores of 57% and 100%

Just over half of students pass first ever SQE
Regulator identifies 'attainment gap' among ethnic groups

SQE results day hit by technical issues and delays
Some students found out their results late into the night, whilst some claim to have received other candidates' scores

Milbank reignites pay war — raises London NQ lawyer rates to $215k
That's nearly £160k 😲

Clydes and Fieldfisher raise junior lawyer pay
£80k and £85k

Shoosmiths and Aston Uni join forces to support disadvantaged sixth formers into law
West Midlands teens to benefit from sessions and events in new 18-month programme

‘Toxic work culture’ impacting productivity, say half of legal workers
New research finds nearly two fifths feel less engaged with their roles as a result

Squire Patton Boggs boosts trainee salaries by as much as 27%
City rookies now start on £47k