Tag: Solicitors

Former City lawyer jailed over £600k frauds
Joshua Brien previously worked for the Commonwealth Secretariat and US law firm Cooley

Debevoise follows MoFo with London office vaccine mandate
New policy applies to staff and visitors 💉

My life as a digital rights and assets lawyer
Richard McMorris, who heads Bird & Bird’s newly formed Digital Rights & Assets practice group, highlights the qualities he thinks are required to succeed

Hogan Lovells posts 92% trainee retention rate
One NQ on fixed term deal

Shearman steps up NQ talent battle with improved £145k salary
Second sizeable rise this year

Mishcon trainee and junior lawyers set to become firm shareholders as flotation gets go ahead
Voted through by partners

Top City law firms feature on ‘family-friendly’ employers list
Annual charity-compiled index looks at flexi working polices and parental support

Life at a US law firm in London
Weil partner James Harvey gives insights into the realities of work at a US outfit and demystifies the complex phenomenon of SPACs

Bakers, Burges and Simmons reveal autumn trainee retention rates
89%, 85% and 80%

US law firm targets grads with launch of Belfast support hub
Will create 78 new roles

Legal YouTuber reveals what magic circle trainees really do in a day
From cold showers and coffee runs to client calls and drafting deals

CPS lawyer rebuked over offensive Facebook posts
Included petition from far-right group Britain First

Eversheds Sutherland retains 45 of 50 NQ solicitors
All on permanent deals

Taylor Wessing opens in Dublin
Targets bustling life sciences, healthcare and technology sectors

More top firms confirm trainee retention scores
Strong 80%+ results for CMS, Gowling, Fieldfisher and Browne Jacobson

Solicitor accused of injecting blood into supermarket food previously worked for A&O, Milbank and HSF
Leoaai Elghareeb arrested last week

Freshfields matches Clifford Chance on trainee pay
£50k in year one and £55k in year two

‘I’m thinking of taking a gap year after qualifying as a solicitor. Is this career suicide?’
One NQ asks for readers' advice

Insights into City law through Instagram
Discover how to get more from law ahead of the next recruitment cycle with Baker McKenzie

Trainee pay at Clifford Chance hits £55k
£50k in year one, rising to £55k in year two