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Pinsent Masons retains 57 out of 72 qualifying trainees
A score of 79% Global law firm Pinsent Masons has posted its latest retention score. Of the 72 trainees due to qualify this September, 57 have put pen to paper on permanent deals and will be taking up...
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3 mistakes aspiring City lawyers must avoid
Experts from PRIME alliance member law firms Baker McKenzie, Hogan Lovells, Linklaters, Mayer Brown and BPP University Law School share their insights With the summer training contract deadline fast...
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I have training contract offers from magic circle firms in the Middle East...
I would appreciate readers’ advice In the latest instalment of our Career Conundrums series, one soon-to-be trainee lawyer is torn between starting her career at magic circle law firm in the Middle...
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Mishcon de Reya ponders stock market flotation
City firm mulls doing a DWF in bid to raise capital, according to report Mishcon de Reya is said to be considering a stock market float or stake sale in a move that would value the City player at...
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DWF trainee solicitor who shared confidential client information with a...
Sacked just before qualification A trainee solicitor who was sacked from DWF for sharing client information with a friend has lost a claim for unfair dismissal. Hayley Tansey was sacked from the global...
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Lord Chancellor David Gauke prepares to quit cabinet over Boris Johnson’s no...
Former City lawyer will reportedly hand in resignation on Wednesday Lord Chancellor David Gauke has confirmed he will resign from the cabinet on Wednesday because he cannot serve under Boris Johnson if...
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Linklaters keeps 49 out of 54 qualifying trainee solicitors
91% Magic circle law firm Linklaters has posted its autumn 2019 retention score, revealing 49 out of its 54 soon-to-be associates were staying put post-qualification. This hands the firm, which...
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Nottingham’s thriving legal scene presents new opportunities for aspiring...
ULaw Nottingham campus dean and former real estate partner Andy Matthews shares insights from his time in practice ahead of the ‘Secrets to Success’ event on Thursday ULaw Nottingham campus dean Andy...
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Kirkland & Ellis lawyer uses firm’s concierge service to buy shoes for her dogs
A lawyer at Kirkland & Ellis called on the firm’s fancy concierge service to purchase shoes for her two precious pet pooches on her behalf. Regular Legal Cheek readers will recall how we reported...
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Lord Neuberger-backed AI contract drafting tool secures £2 million funding
It’s currently being piloted by Clifford Chance, Pinsent Masons and Withers A lawtech startup which use artificial intelligence (AI) to automate contract drafting and boasts a former Supreme Court...
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Brexit Party chairman threatens to sue Remain campaigning Nottingham Uni law...
‘He’s hired a big old law firm to basically destroy me’, Femi Oluwole claims Femi Oluwole The chairman of the Brexit Party is threatening to bring legal action against law graduate and vocal Remain...
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London litigation funder in training contract first
Includes City law firm secondment Litigation funder Harbour has rolled out what is understood to be the sector’s first trainee solicitor scheme after receiving authorisation from the Solicitors...
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Boris’ cabinet cull sees barrister Buckland land Lord Chancellor role
Former justice minister replaces David Gauke, joining host of other lawyers in BoJo’s cabinet Freshly-installed Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed former justice minister Robert Buckland QC as...
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Linklaters increases London GDL maintenance grant to £10,000
Matching moves by three out of five magic circle members Linklaters is offering its future London trainees £10,000 in financial support during the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL). The new sum equates to...
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Top fintech start-up launches law training contract
Challenger bank OakNorth has recruited three trainees so far A top UK fintech start-up is to recruit trainee solicitors for the first time. OakNorth, a so-called ‘challenger bank’ specialising in...
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US firm in merger talks with Allen & Overy denies authorising bid to get...
Fake news? Someone from within O’Melveny & Myers, the US outfit understood to be in merger talks with Allen & Overy, quietly attempted to delete evidence of the firm’s connections to Donald...
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Law and politics: Is the romance finally over?
Fewer MPs have a background in law There is a long and logical tradition of kinship between lawyers and the legislature: the houses of parliament have on occasion been led by lawyers (David Lloyd...
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Full transcript: Judge sacked for watching porn ‘perverted course of justice’...
Wasted costs order for £150,000 ensues A solicitor once sacked as an immigration judge for watching porn on his work laptop has landed himself in virtual hot water again — this time by emailing a court...
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‘Oh sh*t! It’s the SRA!’
A Monday cartoon courtesy of The Sketching Solicitor The Sketching Solicitor works for a law firm in the City. Enjoy his new series of cartoons every other Monday on Legal Cheek. The post ‘Oh sh*t!...
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I bought a Gucci handbag and pretended to like rugby in a bid to fit in with...
Career success shouldn’t come at the sacrifice of being yourself, says City lawyer turned career coach Husnara Begum Law isn’t a suitable profession for a wheelchair user. Sorry, we can’t offer you a...
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