Tag: Solicitors

Linklaters kicks off spring retention season with 94% result
49 out of 52 NQs to stay put

ULaw extends ‘money back’ offer to out-of-work LLM students
50% cash back plus 50% credit towards another course

MI5 issues warning about SRA-regulated solicitor working as ‘agent’ for Chinese Communist Party
Christine Lee, 58, runs a firm with offices in London and Birmingham

Linklaters narrows gender pay gap
Ethnicity pay and bonus gaps improve too

Human rights lawyer jailed for contempt after deliberate breach of High Court order
Judge slams Soophia Khan for 'defiance of her regulator'

National law firms Weightmans and RadcliffesLeBrasseur to merge
Due to go live March 2022

Get to grips with crypto and blockchain, top judge tells lawyers
Master of the Rolls says every member of the profession will require 'familiarity' with new technology

NQ lawyer pay at Mayer Brown hits £105k
Rise for rookies too

Shoosmiths opens first international office
Brussels base comes in response to rise in EU work

Training and development: a tax lawyer’s experience
Travers Smith’s Sivanti Devakumar shares her career story and how high-quality work combined with the firm’s collaborative culture and supportive training environment is what made her join and stay

How aspiring lawyers can make the most of Instagram
Top tips courtesy of social media savvy solicitor Yasmin Khan-Gunns

Trainee solicitor gears up for aid mission to Syria
Brabners rookie Umar Tahir will distribute food and medical supplies to refugees

Travers boosts vac scheme pay by nearly 70% as it looks to get students back into the office this summer
£750 to cover week's expenses

LawTuber gives snapshot of life as a magic circle trainee
Vlogger Liam Porritt gives insights into his training contract one year in -- including why the dispute resolution department is the most 'Suits-esque' in nature

Willkie Farr increases NQ lawyer pay to £145k in London
Trainee salaries up too

Irish solicitor becomes unexpected TikTok star
Richard Grogan dishes out employment law advice to 100k+ followers

Revealed: Best law firms for legal tech 2022
How tech savvy are your favourite firms?

Eve Cornwell leaves fee-earning to take legal tech product manager role
Linklaters junior lawyer and YouTube sensation takes career in new direction

Ashurst boosts NQ pay to £105k
Silver circle firm moves rookie solicitor salaries into three figure territory