Tag: Solicitors

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

Teen charged with junior lawyer’s murder
Khuram Javed shot dead in Sheffield earlier this month

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

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

Mishcon de Reya poised for stock market flotation in move which would see trainees and junior lawyers become shareholders
Could take place later this year

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

Squire Patton Boggs targets 25% UK female partners by 2026
Firm sets diversity targets for first time

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

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

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

Shoosmiths launches Belfast training contract
First trainee to start in September 2021

Shearman ups NQ lawyer pay to £135,000
Trainees also awarded pay rises

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

Linklaters bumps NQ solicitor salaries after Covid cuts
£92.5k plus discretionary bonus

Will lawyers flock to NewLaw in search of greater flexibility?
We speak to Level ahead of this afternoon’s Living Room Law virtual conference 🎙️

Genocide and torture to be cut from controversial new bill aimed at limiting prosecution of overseas soldiers
Johnny Mercer MP quits over government’s failure to include protections for troops who fought in Northern Ireland

Ministers don’t understand why they can’t just break the law, civil servants claim
Officials say certain politicians just don't get that the rule of law is a thing

Why I gave up the City grind to launch a flexible NewLaw firm
Ahead of tomorrow’s Living Room Law virtual conference all about lawyers who are doing things differently, Daniel Lowen, partner and co-founder of Level, shares his career story and what day-to-day life as a sports lawyer looks like

Irwin Mitchell dishes out appreciation bonuses and repays furlough cash
Move comes amid flotation rumours

Judge rejects attempt to rescue trainee’s claim form error in £700k case
No leniency shown to rookie who forgot to serve paperwork, despite pandemic

Why aspiring lawyers should look to Newcastle
ULaw’s Matt Tomlinson discusses the opportunities on offer for students in the city’s ever-growing legal market