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How working as a paralegal helped me secure a training contract
Curiosity to really understand the firm, and longstanding interest in business, propelled Nick Little to TC success. Ahead of Irwin Mitchell’s vac scheme application deadline on Monday 15 January he...
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Solicitor hit with £54,000 costs bill after failing to overturn £2,000 SRA fine
Family lawyer behind ‘incompetent idiot’ emails had ‘lost perspective’, tribunal says An experienced solicitor who was slapped with a £2,000 fine by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has been...
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The most impressive law firm offices — 2018 edition
Where spectacular views and top-notch facilities are part and parcel One of many perks presented to City lawyers is the spectacular offices in which they spend most of their day. Some are located in...
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West Country’s answer to Square Mile increases clout as Simmons & Simmons...
But outfit confirms there’s no increase in training contracts Simmons & Simmons will be expanding its Bristol office to near double the square footage it currently occupies — a further signal that...
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Big Four bean counter flexes its muscles: Deloitte announces expansion into...
Training contract offering ‘under review’ Global accountancy firm Deloitte is the latest of the Big Four (alongside PwC, EY and KPMG) to push further into the UK legal market. Deloitte announced today...
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Solicitor whose firm went under owing £200,000 in barrister fees struck off
His actions were ‘deliberate, calculated and repeated’ A solicitor who committed a swathe of “deliberate, calculated and repeated” accountancy breaches has been struck off after giving “extraordinary...
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Tech is changing law firms but they will always need grounded, intelligent...
Travers Smith’s Emily Clark tells Alex Wade about what she has learned on her path from Oxford history graduate to City law firm partner via a stint working in the charity sector In today’s fast-paced...
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Don’t leave trainees in retention limbo, Law Society tells firms
Rookies should know whether they’re hired or fired at least eight weeks before qualification The Law Society of England and Wales has published fresh guidance urging law firms to avoid leaving trainees...
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Junior solicitor whose hair fell out as she struggled to meet billing targets...
She claims ‘culture of fear’ drove her to fake documents A junior lawyer rebuked for forging documents has been spared more severe punishment after she laid bare the “culture of fear” she says she...
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Event: Technology and the future of legal practice — with Womble Bond...
Apply to attend Legal Cheek‘s latest free student event Legal Cheek Live is heading to Yorkshire where we will be hearing from a host of leading lawyers at the Leeds office of global law firm Womble...
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‘Assfisting’: Incredible lawyer’s letter typo surfaces online
Why proofreading is essential Effective legal drafting is an art. Precision of language, a defined structure and just the right amount of legalease all come together on the page to create the perfect...
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Ex-City solicitor who founded lawtech start-up when he was just one-year...
Every law student’s dream? A former City lawyer who got the idea for a lawtech proofreading business while reviewing a 1,000-page document at his Simmons & Simmons desk at 1am now has his sights...
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City law chiefs want all future trainees to sit super-exam from 2022
Despite SRA suggesting transitional period could run into 2030s Top City lawyers have warned that firms will likely require their trainees to sit the new Solicitors Qualification ‘Super’ Exam (SQE)...
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The Brexit effect? Top US law firm offers Dublin training contracts
Thankfully this won’t impact Dechert’s London trainee numbers International outfit Dechert has confirmed to Legal Cheek it’s new Dublin training contract offering will not impact its London trainee...
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House of Lords peer reports Hogan Lovells to regulator over claims it ‘walked...
International firm hits back at ‘unfounded’ accusations A House of Lords peer claims he’s asked the regulator to strip Hogan Lovells of its authorisation over its part in an alleged corruption scandal....
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I run my own business and I’m worried it will impact my training contract...
I don’t want firms to think I won’t accept authority In the latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, one training contract-seeker wonders whether graduate recruitment teams will embrace or...
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What we learned about fintech from some of the biggest brains at Clifford Chance
Technology presents both risks and opportunities to traditional financial institutions — and their lawyers need to help them stay ahead of the curve André Duminy, head of Clifford Chance‘s UK...
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Clifford Chance and Freshfields boost LPC grants by 43%
Exclusive: £3,000 more than Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Slaughter and May Clifford Chance and Freshfields have boosted their Legal Practice Course (LPC) maintenance grants by a whopping 43% each,...
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What I’ve learned as a lawyer in the magic circle, a US firm and now at PwC
Ahead of PwC’s 26 January vac scheme and training contract application deadline, Keily Blair looks back on a high-flying career to date — that began unconventionally with moving country to study a law...
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Over a third of trainee solicitors are being paid LESS than Law Society...
Law Society tells Legal Cheek salary recommendation is under review New figures show there has been a sharp rise in the number trainee solicitors who are earning less than the Law Society’s minimum...
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