Tag: Solicitors
Should I do the LPC or SQE?
BPP’s Head of Outreach Jonny Hurst shares the drivers for students’ decision-making
Top City law firms come together to run diversity ‘hackathon’
Legal CORE aims to increase representation of BAME individuals in private practice through collaborative forums and crowdsourcing ideas
Ex-Dechert partner to settle ‘spying’ claim against former client
Neil Gerrard reportedly agrees compensation deal that leaves former firm on the hook for costs
How I secured a training contract at a top City firm
Reed Smith trainee Tiffany Law reflects on her journey into law and how she took onboard feedback to earn a spot at her firm of choice
Stephenson Harwood to offer lawyers electric car perk
New initiative available through salary sacrifice with money firm saves put towards other green initiatives
Ashurst to offer course in imposter syndrome
City firm looks to help aspiring lawyers set broader definitions of 'success' and 'accomplishment'
Hot practice area focus: How I came to specialise in environmental law
With COP26 underway Gowling WLG partner Ben Stansfield reflects on his career journey to date and considers some of the developments at the forefront of planning and environmental law
Mishcon fined £25k over football agent fees
Breached account rules
Fieldfisher teams up with client Peloton to create ‘diversity vac scheme’
Two-week programme for aspiring lawyers from unrepresented groups
Clydes gives lawyers coloured wristbands so they can indicate how Covid cautious they are
Traffic light system 🚦
Navigating the shifting sands of competition law at a global firm
Ropes & Gray senior counsel Lisa Kaltenbrunner discusses upcoming regulatory changes and how she came to specialise in this exciting area of law
My journey from vac schemer to junior lawyer at a global law firm
Lauren Vallender discusses her route into White & Case’s energy, infrastructure and project finance team, ahead of her appearance at this afternoon's virtual student event
‘Diversity is not optional — it’s what we must be’
Senior legal figures discuss issues around Black lawyer retention and career progression during Dechert-sponsored panel event to mark Black History Month
Revealed: Law firms’ average start work and finish times 2021-22
Legal Cheek exclusive research shows how the average working hours for junior lawyers have fared in the face of changing work arrangements
UK law firm becomes first to sell legal advice as NFT
Crypto art 🤝 billable hours
49 tips candidates need to know before starting as a trainee solicitor
Courtesy of five trainees at Shearman & Sterling
SQE prep provider launches £50k social mobility scholarship fund
Law Training Centre's 'Access to Law' scheme enables candidates to complete part one prep course for just £950
City Consortium outlines SQE plan for future trainees
11-month programme includes super-exam prep and 'bespoke' top-up course
From airports in Croatia to railways in South Africa: the varied career of a global infrastructure lawyer
Pinsent Masons partner Sonal Shah contemplates her career journey to date and comments on how the infrastructure sector has fared throughout Covid-19
Macfarlanes launches ‘app scheme’
TC hopefuls can now get the 'trainee experience' via their phones
Revealed: The extreme working hours of big-paying US law firms in London
Some junior lawyers are finishing work after 11pm most nights