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Serial offender with 460 convictions smashes a law firm’s windows (again) in...
He said “Champion! Thanks” when told he was going inside Watson Woodhouse’s Middlesbrough office A man has been jailed for smashing the windows of a solicitors firm, just a day after being handed a...
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‘My teacher told me I was too soft to be a lawyer, now I’m a partner at a...
Kevin Poulter tells us why his teacher’s terse words encouraged him to pursue a career in law This is the second piece in a series of editorial by Legal Cheek exploring the different motivations and...
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Law students and rookie lawyers set to vote Lib Dem on 8 June
Legal Cheek snap election survey reveals Labour are out of favour Law students and young lawyers will vote for the Liberal Democrats in the upcoming general election, according to a recent Legal Cheek...
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Fact or Fiction? The truth behind life in a City law firm
An anonymous lawyer offers some myth-busting advice on what he wishes he’d known when trying to break into the profession 1. Every night is not an all-nighter With recent research suggesting that more...
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SDT publishes judgment that saw Clyde & Co hit with record £50,000 fine for...
Three partners also told to cough up £10,000 each Clyde & Co’s London office The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has published its ruling in a case that saw Clyde & Co slapped with a...
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Clifford Chance lawyer set to become 173rd president of the Law Society
Litigation specialist Simon Davis to take over top spot in 2019 A top partner at Clifford Chance is set to become the Law Society of England and Wales’ 173rd president. Simon Davis (pictured below) is...
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Pay trainees and NQs less; pay mid-level associates more, argues influential...
Rookie lawyer remuneration in London may have reached unsustainable levels Those entering the corporate legal profession are being paid too much, and the money that’s being given to them should go to...
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City University BPTC grad who stole cash from colleagues’ bags BARRED from...
Mahnoor Choudhury was working as a paralegal at the time A City, University of London Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) graduate who stole cash from her employer and colleagues has been told she...
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Work less, earn less: Linklaters offers lawyers who want a life outside the...
The scheme is being piloted next month Global giant Linklaters is offering its lawyers the option to work fewer hours for less cash. ‘YourLink’, which will be trialled across the firm’s four German...
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Allen & Overy at back-end of gender diversity league table as magic circle...
On the other hand, Pinsents and Mishcon have made up 60%+ female partners Allen & Overy has announced it has promoted 24 of its lawyers to partner level. Just two (8%) of them are women. The magic...
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Law Society tells solicitors to ‘channel their inner Judge Dredd’–...
‘You do realise he is an executioner for a totalitarian fascist regime?’ The Law Society’s attempt to get down with the kids on social media backfired magnificently yesterday afternoon. Keen to help...
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Slater and Gordon solicitor, 31, becomes youngest coroner in England and Wales
Leeds University graduate reaches judicial office way ahead of schedule A young Manchester solicitor who qualified just six years ago has become what his firm reckons is the “youngest coroner in the...
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Clifford Chance to fund community law graduate scheme likened to Teach First
Youth advocates will help protect the legal rights of vulnerable children Magic circle law firm Clifford Chance has thrown its financial support behind a charity-backed graduate scheme that gives...
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It’s official: The LPC and GDL are being scrapped
Solicitor super-exam will replace traditional routes to qualification as soon as September 2020 The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has this morning confirmed it will be scrapping legal education...
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Property lawyer fined £10,000 for renting out house with ‘kitchen in the...
She told the court a tenant built the illegal extension without her knowledge Suhasini Gurusinghe’s property in Wembley A London-based property solicitor has been handed a £10,000 fine by magistrates...
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Reed Smith offers flexi-working option to all London lawyers
But trainees are likely to miss out Global law firm Reed Smith has implemented a new agile working policy within its London office. The firm has today revealed that “all personnel” (that’s 350 lawyers)...
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Your questions answered, as we wave goodbye to the LPC and GDL Yesterday, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed it will be scrapping the traditional route to qualification as a solicitor...
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Revealed: how close firms are to reaching their gender diversity targets
Some are doing well — next stop equality? It’s partner promotion season. Among the firms to have announced who is getting made up is Clifford Chance (CC). Last week the magic circle giant revealed that...
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City law firms take nine spots in ‘Top 50 employers for women’ list
But financial services took ten The legal profession has taken an impressive 18% of spots on this year’s ‘Top 50 employers for women’ list. Compiled by recruitment and careers advice website Business...
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Burges Salmon posts perfect 100% retention score
All 28 newbies have committed their future to the Bristol-based outfit Some of Burges Salmon’s new lawyers Burges Salmon has unveiled a perfect 100% retention score. The Bristol-headquartered outfit...
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