Tag: Solicitors

Hogan Lovells launches trainee mentoring scheme to boost retention of BAME lawyers

Group sessions to cover topics including 'relationship building' and 'overcoming Imposter Syndrome'

May 6 2021 10:12am

Linklaters to fund SQE prep courses for refugee lawyers

Through tie-up with BARBRI and charity Breaking Barriers

May 5 2021 2:47pm

DLA Piper launches solicitor apprenticeship for school-leavers

Six-year programme starts in September from firm's Manchester office

May 4 2021 9:28am

From homeless law student to magic circle trainee

A&O rookie and YouTuber Tashan Dwyer sits down with Legal Cheek to reflect on the challenges he's had to overcome to realise his lawyer dream

Apr 30 2021 12:39pm

Watch now: A vlogger’s guide to a spring virtual vacation scheme

Chloe Moran shares her experience at the Legal Cheek and ULaw week-long Virtual Vacation Scheme 2021

Apr 30 2021 10:58am

City law firms take nine spots in ‘Top 50 Employers for Women’ list

Recognised for paving the way towards gender-equal workplaces

Apr 30 2021 9:05am

Clifford Chance to allow lawyers to work remotely up to 50% of the time

New policy comes into effect once Covid restrictions are lifted on 21 June

Apr 29 2021 12:48pm

Teen charged with junior lawyer’s murder

Khuram Javed shot dead in Sheffield earlier this month

Apr 29 2021 11:21am

Slaughter and May pushes ahead with associate salary rises

Magic circle player also restarts staff pay reviews as part of an easing of financial measures put in place during the pandemic

Apr 29 2021 9:47am

Pressure to generate returns forces listed law firms to think outside the box

Investors aren’t interested in how many offices firms have got or other traditional prestige metrics

Apr 29 2021 8:52am

BARBRI strikes SQE prep course deals with three international law schools

Legal education provider to offer UK-qualifying solicitor courses to students in France, Spain and Singapore

Apr 27 2021 9:42am

Squire Patton Boggs targets 25% UK female partners by 2026

Firm sets diversity targets for first time

Apr 26 2021 3:54pm

How to skilfully pass the SQE

Solicitor and legal training expert Neeta Halai answers common questions about the Solicitors Qualifying Exam and shares top tips from her new book, available to pre-order now

Apr 26 2021 2:51pm

Choose ‘where and when you work’, Irwin Mitchell tells lawyers

National firm set to transform offices into 'collaborative working hubs' as part of post-Covid plans

Apr 26 2021 11:49am

Bristol Uni law grad, 21, becomes one of the youngest people to pass New York bar

Despite Covid-19 attack a month before the exam

Apr 26 2021 10:56am

Shoosmiths launches Belfast training contract

First trainee to start in September 2021

Apr 26 2021 9:30am

Shearman ups NQ lawyer pay to £135,000

Trainees also awarded pay rises

Apr 23 2021 11:00am

Could junior lawyers be the next digital nomads?

City trainee Inshaal Ahmad weighs up the pros and cons of adopting a nomadic lifestyle in the post-vaccine world

Apr 23 2021 9:30am

Linklaters bumps NQ solicitor salaries after Covid cuts

£92.5k plus discretionary bonus

Apr 22 2021 4:24pm