Tag: Solicitors
How to break into law as a career changer
Four lawyers who came to the profession from industries including music, retail and academia tell all
HSF confirms SQE maintenance grant of £17,000
Matches moves by Freshfields and Linklaters 💷
How to nail a summer vac scheme
Three future trainees give their top tips
Criminal law not an attractive long-term career, say 81% of junior lawyers
Low pay 👎 long hours 👎 poor work-life balance 👎
The incredible true story of the only solicitor ever to hang for murder
A perfect 1920s murder mystery is explored in a compelling narrative by journalist and author, Stephen Bates
Fewer than a quarter of burnt-out lawyers feel supported by their firm
Lack of help comes despite research showing vast majority have suffered exhaustion at some point in their careers
Bakers provides £4k LPC ‘boost grant’ to future trainees in financial difficulty
On top of standard £10k maintenance support
Regional NQ lawyer pay hits record high as Hogan Lovells increases to £70k in Birmingham
Exclusive: Rise of over 30%
Addleshaws to shutter Hong Kong office as DWF enters city with new alliance
One out, one in 🇭🇰
A&O to help fund disadvantaged students through Queen’s University Belfast
Magic circle player to provide 45 bursaries
Top City firms help establish Black British civil rights group
The Black Equity Organisation aims to ‘address issues of structural racism’ through six key mandates
SRA rebuke for former City partner who put his arm around trainee in strip club
Current firm defends partner Peter Walmsley over incident several years ago
Regulator’s fining powers set to increase 1000% to £25k
Rule-breaking lawyers beware
BPP, King’s, Southbank and Westminster among law schools recognised for pro bono work
Efforts to advance access to justice praised at annual LawWorks ceremony
Reed Smith counts ‘sustainability hours’ towards billing targets
New 25-hour policy considered to be 'industry-first'
Two-thirds of public sector lawyers want to work at least three days from home
Only 5% want to be in the office full-time, new research shows
Mishcon raises NQ lawyer pay to £90k
Pay war rages on
ULaw and Newcastle law firm Muckle finalise SQE training deal
First trainees start September 2023