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

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

Will lawyers flock to NewLaw in search of greater flexibility?

We speak to Level ahead of this afternoon’s Living Room Law virtual conference 🎙️

Apr 22 2021 11:30am

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

Apr 22 2021 11:06am

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

Apr 22 2021 9:42am

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

Apr 21 2021 3:20pm

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

Apr 21 2021 9:18am

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

Apr 20 2021 1:02pm