Tag: Solicitors

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

The opportunities awaiting aspiring lawyers in the South East
Chris Howard, senior tutor at The University of Law and former City lawyer, on what London and the South East has to offer students

Ashurst and Ropes & Gray reveal spring trainee retention scores
Strong results of 85% and 100%

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