Tag: Solicitors

Mishcon to face disciplinary tribunal over alleged client account failures
Allegations are yet unproven

Goodwin ups London NQ pay to £147k — second rise this year
Up 7% from £137,500

UK law firms continue to post 2021 financials
Results in for Macfarlanes, Ince & Co, WFW and TLT

What we learnt during The Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer 2021 Virtual Vacation Scheme
Southampton University student Juliet Griffiths gets insights into commercial law

RPC retains 12 out of 14 NQ solicitors
Posts whopping 49.5% uptick in partner profits

Male solicitors four times more likely to appear before disciplinary tribunal
Despite fairly even gender split in profession

Shearman offers lawyers 40% home-working option
New policy will see some support roles go fully remote

The burnout profession? Why City law culture needs to change
Ex-corporate lawyer Charlene Gisele reflects on her own mental health struggles while offering her top tips to prevent work-related exhaustion before it starts

Dominic Cummings brands legal Twitter royalty as ‘charlatans’
Former Downing Street adviser lashes leading lawyers over Brexit views

Norton Rose Fulbright ‘software error’ causes staff pronouns to change in emails
'He/him' to 'she/her' and vice versa

Solicitor apprenticeships jump 40% in one year
New pathway to qualification gains popularity as SQE roll-out nears

City law firm donates £2 million profit slice to Covid charities
Simmons & Simmons cash contribution follows solid financial results

Magic circle vs US MoneyLaw: An associate’s perspective
One City lawyer sets out some of the factors they took into consideration before making the switch 🇬🇧 ➡️ 🇺🇸

City firms continue to reveal 2021 financial results
Mixed fortunes for Ashurst, Simmons, Dentons, DWF and Gateley

Mayer Brown retains 8 out of 10 NQ solicitors
80% autumn result

Clifford Chance partner profits up 9% to £1.85 million
Revenues reach £1.82 billion

Legal tech: what aspiring lawyers really need to know
Four experts go beyond the buzzwords to examine the real impact technology is having on the legal industry

BCLP keeps 19 out of 22 autumn qualifying trainees
Secure NQ roles in London, Manchester and Hong Kong

Pay training contract and qualifying work experience trainees the same, Law Society tells firms
Chancery Lane calls for parity across both routes ahead of SQE roll-out