Tag: Trainees

‘Can I do a UK training contract if I’m based overseas?’

We put one reader's question to the regulator

Jul 1 2020 11:12am

Macfarlanes ups TC numbers amid COVID-19 uncertainty

31 to 33 in response to firm growth

Jun 24 2020 9:10am

Clifford Chance is latest magic circle firm to cut NQ solicitor pay

Follows moves made by Slaughters and A&O

Jun 23 2020 11:05am

Hogan Lovells cuts NQ pay and freezes salaries for some trainees

Exclusive: Second year rookies to remain on first year salaries

Jun 18 2020 3:25pm

Mills & Reeve keeps 16 out of 18 autumn NQs

One on fixed-term deal

Jun 10 2020 12:04pm

DWF defers training contract start dates by six months

Thirty-one new joiners will now start in February

Jun 5 2020 9:41am

Sidley Austin retains all 11 autumn NQ solicitors

One associate-to-be is on a fixed-term contract

Jun 4 2020 9:17am

Rookie solicitor puts training contract on hold to work in coronavirus-battered pharmacies

King's grad Thorrun Govind dusts off pharmacy qualifications during pandemic

May 27 2020 12:25pm

Osborne Clarke to reduce solicitor pay by 7%

City firm takes 'unfortunate but prudent decision' to mitigate COVID-19 financial impact

May 22 2020 11:44am

An open letter to law firms considering deferring training contracts

They should look to the past before making decisions on trainees' futures

May 15 2020 9:48am

Taylor Wessing to cut trainee pay and hours by 8%

International player set to introduce flexi-working scheme in response to pandemic

May 13 2020 12:11pm

Why lawyers of the 2020s need to force themselves out their comfort zone

We sit down -- virtually, of course -- with LexisNexis’s Director Transformation, Kate Gaskell, ahead of her appearance at LegalEdCon on Thursday

May 12 2020 2:54pm

Trainee solicitor jailed for rape has sentence increased

Appeal court hands ex-Cripps rookie 16 year term after Solicitor General steps in

May 11 2020 1:00pm

Kennedys launches SQE-ready solicitor apprenticeship for graduates

New 30-month TC alternative enables trainees to earn while they learn

May 6 2020 10:15am

Former Milbank junior lawyer probed over ‘opportunistic’ COVID-19 mentoring site

Singapore-based associate accused of targeting vulnerable TC hunters with costly online offering

May 4 2020 11:18am

Squire Patton Boggs warns it may defer training contracts

Exclusive: City firm continuing to plan for August intake but urges future trainees to ‘hold off making financial decisions’ until COVID-19 situation is clearer

Apr 30 2020 9:12am

How technology can help trainees in the new SQE world

The College of Legal Practice chief, Giles Proctor, sketches out a vision for the new super-exam that draws on the college’s strength in tech-based online learning

Apr 27 2020 2:15pm

SRA: Trainees can qualify before completing Professional Skills Course

But must finish all modules within one year of being admitted

Apr 24 2020 11:02am

Irwin Mitchell delays trainee start dates by six months in response to pandemic

Exclusive: New starters will now join in February 2021

Apr 21 2020 2:01pm