Tag: Solicitors

‘Has anyone had a good experience doing their TC remotely?’
I'm worried new home-working polices will harm my experience, one future trainee writes

A&O targets 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030
Addresses direct and indirect emissions produced by firm

Cambridge law student crowned London Young Lawyers Group vlogging comp winner
Dylan Kawende shared the positive habits he developed during lockdown

Law students could challenge marking on grounds of free speech
Experts raise concerns over costly new claims against universities from government’s new Free Speech and Academic Freedom Bill

Law Society issues trainee support guidance following flurry of flexible working policies
Many firms now letting lawyers work away from the office 50% of the time

Bridging the skills gap within the legal sector
BPP's head of business development, Liz Ritter, considers how best to prepare lawyers for practice in light of the SQE, ahead of LegalEdCon tomorrow

Taylor Wessing thanks lawyers and staff with Covid bonuses and firm-wide holiday
Special payment amounts to 5% of salary

Norway tops European lawyer pay table with £112k average salary
UK ranks 9th with £94k

Gowling latest to offer 50% home-working option to lawyers and staff
Trials flexible start and finish times, as well as compressed working weeks

The role law schools play in advancing diversity and inclusion
Ahead of his virtual appearance at LegalEdCon 2021 next week, Legal Cheek Careers speaks to Patrick Johnson, ULaw’s inaugural director of equality, diversity and inclusion

Paralegal told she was a trainee solicitor secures compensation from former firm
Nicolette Browne-Marke, 26, represented herself at the employment tribunal

King’s, Cardiff and Nottingham law schools bag awards for pro bono efforts
Endeavours to promote access to justice recognised at annual LawWorks ceremony

Will office returns boost junior lawyer morale?
Mental Health Awareness Week: Heavy workloads coupled with lockdown isolation has left many trainees and associates struggling to cope

Students can spend upwards of £1,000 appealing SQE results
Cash refunded if errors are found

The pitfalls every law career changer must avoid
ULaw careers expert Anne Petrie explains what you need to know before making the leap, ahead of her virtual appearance at tomorrow's career changers event

Linklaters elects first female senior partner
Aedamar Comiskey joined the firm as trainee almost 30 years ago

Ropes & Gray set to ditch 5-day in-office week for UK associates
US player latest to adopt more flexible approach to lawyering

Fraudsters impersonate magic circle law firm on WhatsApp
Fake Linklaters texts concern a 'foreign business transaction'

Clifford Chance launches virtual work experience for sixth form students
Magic circle giant reaches out to 16-18 year olds

How to prepare for SQE success
Ahead of LegalEdCon 2021 next week, The College of Legal Practice’s head of curriculum, Jane Waddell, explains why the new route to solicitor qualification requires careful, well thought out planning and prep

Norton Rose Fulbright nudges NQ solicitor pay to £85k following Covid cuts
Rise falls short of pre-pandemic rate