Tag: Solicitors

Nottingham Law School unveils SQE prep course prices
£8k combined cost for law grads

Re-hearing for junior solicitor struck off after losing work briefcase
Follows crowdfunding appeal

Holiday counts towards billable hours, Orrick tells London lawyers
US firm to credit 40 hours of bonus-eligible time to encourage lawyers to truly 'unplug' for a week

Vlogging criminal lawyer gives case law the rocker treatment
Leather biker jacket ✅ 80s heavy metal band t-shirt ✅ Rock'n'roll haircut ✅

SRA reveals further SQE exam dates
Confirmation of sittings beyond transitional years for 2023/4

A&O anticipates 40% home-working after lockdown
Office will remain ‘incredibly important’ for culture and personal development, says magic circle firm

Why aspiring lawyers should seriously consider starting their legal careers in the South West
A panel of lawyers and legal education experts give the lowdown on legal life in Bristol and beyond

SQE training provider reveals £6k online prep course
Law Training Centre's combined cost with exam fees is just over £10k

Hogan Lovells retains 17 of 21 qualifying trainees
Two on fixed term deals

Bitcoin, blockchain and cybersecurity: The hot tech topics law students should know about
A panel of legal technology experts go beyond the buzzwords

Freshfields latest to let lawyers work from home up to half the time
Interim measure includes trainees

Why training contract hunters should look to the South East
Magic circle lawyer turned The University of Law campus dean Sarah Pooley offers up her advice to students seeking to start their legal careers in London and the South East

Trainees slam remote-working
"All the old farts who bang on about WFH being 'the future' need to read this"

3 lawyers doing elite London work from rural Scotland, the South of France and Zimbabwe to join global firm chief at virtual summit
Featuring remote-working pioneers at Re:link Linklaters, Travers Smith, Hogan Lovells and more

Freshfields keeps 32 of 34 spring NQ solicitors
Macfarlanes also confirms 100% score

Linklaters adopts code to protect employees with afro hair
‘Hair discrimination remains a source of racial injustice for black people in the UK’, says magic circle firm

Junior lawyer mental health hit hardest by lockdown, research reveals
When compared with WFH experience of senior solicitors

White & Case keeps 14 of 17 NQ solicitors
Two rookies qualify into the firm's offices in Dubai and Geneva

Linklaters sets sights on becoming first magic circle law firm in Dublin
Discussions at very early stage

Ex-magic circle lawyer who brought £1 million claim against Oxford Uni over ‘inadequate’ teaching now sues wealthy parents for life-long maintenance grant
Faiz Siddiqui, 41, claims he's dependent on parents due to health issues