Tag: Solicitors
Research reveals jump in junior lawyers quitting firms
Work-life balance and lack of career progression among key drivers
AI, innovation and life as a ‘hybrid lawyer’
A&O Shearman’s Francesca Bennetts discusses her exciting work at the cutting edge of legal tech and her advice for young lawyers navigating a changing legal landscape
Addleshaws freezes NQ pay at £100k to tackle salary bunching
Bigger bonus pool too
Former Irwin Mitchell associate billed 23 hours in just one day
'Inflated' timesheets leads to strike off
A&O Shearman posts £2.9 billion revenue in first year post-merger
More financial results
‘I’m about to start my training contract. Got any advice?’
Keen to make good first impression
HSF Kramer launches mentoring scheme to support neurodivergent trainees
Participants paired with senior mentors from professional services firms
Addleshaws breaks through £500 million revenue barrier
Eight years of consecutive growth
21-year-old becomes one of the youngest ever solicitors in England & Wales
Bagged first-class law degree at 18 😲
Macfarlanes posts 86% trainee retention score
24 out of 28
Eversheds and Pinsents post modest revenue gains amid mixed partner profit results
Turnover up 3% and 4.7% respectively
Partner profits fuelling ‘Hunger Games’ culture, top City lawyer warns
Hoarding work, chasing quick wins and pitching solo
Milbank showers London associates with summer bonuses up to £18.5k
Second year in a row
Is soaring NQ pay impacting trainee retention rates?
The Legal Cheek team discuss NQ salaries, retention rates, financial results and a petition to reform the SQE — listen now 🎙️
‘I’m not a wet lettuce’: Trainee solicitor behind SQE petition hits back at Braverman’s ‘snowflake’ jibe
Former Home Sec slammed students calling for exam overhaul
Should AI be given legal personhood? New Law Commission paper raises ‘radical’ possibility
No legal status... for now
Disadvantaged SQE students to benefit from £360k in grants funded by Kaplan fines
Benefit up to 190 aspiring solicitors