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Lawyers react to explosive news that Boris Johnson will ask the Queen to...
Is it a ‘constitutional crisis’ yet? Image credit: Wikicommons – nagualdesign (Queen) Lawyers have taken to Twitter to denounce what’s being described as a “constitutional crisis” as Boris Johnson...
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Newly qualified solicitor pay at Dechert hits £116,000
A rise of 5% US law firm Dechert has boosted the already impressive salaries of its London-based newly qualified (NQ) lawyers. The 26-office-outfit confirmed salaries for its NQs are up 5% from...
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SRA dressing down for Hogan Lovells partner who sacked pregnant nanny
Regulator rebukes top City lawyer Sylvain Dhennin following unfair dismissal fine The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has rebuked a senior City solicitor after he lost an employment tribunal case...
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Gina Miller calls on Article 50 team of Mishcon de Reya and Blackstone...
Getting the band back together Gina Miller — Credit: BBC News Gina Miller has called on the services of City law firm Mishcon de Reya and elite super-set Blackstone Chambers to help challenge Boris...
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Hogan Lovells unveils 90% autumn trainee retention rate
28 out of 31 kept on International law firm Hogan Lovells has posted its autumn retention score. Of the 31 trainees due to qualify next month, 28 will be staying put as newly qualified (NQ) associates....
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Ex-PM Sir John Major instructs Herbert Smith Freehills in fight against Boris...
Twenty-four hours after campaigner Gina Miller engaged the services of Mishcon de Reya and Blackstone Chambers Image credit: Wikimedia Commons/Chatham House (Sir John Major) Former Prime Minister Sir...
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How to successfully make the transition from trainee to fully-fledged solicitor
Magic circle lawyer turned career coach Husnara Begum offers her top tips The start of September may hail the beginning of meteorological autumn. But for many final seat trainee solicitors, it’s also...
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£1,500 fine for criminal solicitor who made ‘inappropriate’ social media...
Some disclosed ‘confidential information’ A criminal solicitor who posted “inappropriate and puerile” comments on social media about his clients’ cases has been fined by the regulator. Harmal Singh...
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BPP Law School launches new SQE-slanted GDL
Course aims to prepare non-law students for super-exam BPP University Law School (BPP) has revealed details of a new law conversion course tailored specifically for students looking to sit the...
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Allen & Overy and O’Melveny & Myers abandon merger talks
No deal Long-running merger talks between Allen & Overy (A&O) and US outfit O’Melveny & Myers have ended without a deal being reached, it was confirmed this afternoon. The magic circle...
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China’s booming tech industry through the eyes of a Clifford Chance lawyer
Ahead of Thursday’s event, ‘Technology and emerging markets — with Clifford Chance’, Brian Harley discusses his route into law and what it’s like working at a magic circle firm in this ever-evolving...
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Trainee solicitor pleads guilty to rape and kidnap after police discover work...
Former Cripps aspiring lawyer attacked two women on the same night Wilfred Marodza A former trainee solicitor at London law firm Cripps Pemberton Greenish (CPG) has pleaded guilty to rape and kidnap...
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First legal bid to stop Boris Johnson shutting down parliament fails
Cross-party group has already signalled intention to appeal Credit: Wikicommons A crowdfunded legal challenge aimed at blocking Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend parliament has been dismissed by a...
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Gowling WLG ups London NQ solicitor pay by 8% to £71,000
Birmingham bunch also handed rises Multinational law firm Gowling WLG has upped pay for its newly qualified (NQ) solicitors. The firm’s London lot will now receive a salary of £71,000, a healthy rise...
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Paralegal handed six-month suspended jail sentence for paperwork error has...
Original ruling not ‘fair or transparent’ The Court of Appeal has quashed a suspended jail sentence of six months imposed on a paralegal for an administration blunder which saw legal papers sent to the...
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Trainees must prepare for ‘culture shock’ of billable time recording,...
Chrissie Wolfe’s latest vid helps new trainees ‘smash’ their time entries This month trainees up and down the country commence their two-year training contracts. To help them find their feet in firms...
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Ropes & Gray ups London trainee pay by 10% to £55,000
Year one rookies receive £50,000 — a 9% boost The London office of US law firm Ropes & Gray has upped trainee lawyer pay by as much as 10%. The Boston headquartered outfit, which offers around...
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Gina Miller loses High Court bid to stop Boris Johnson suspending parliament
Next stop: the Supreme Court Gina Miller — Credit: BBC News The High Court has rejected a legal challenge brought by prominent campaigner Gina Miller over Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend parliament for...
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Stephenson Harwood retains 92% of autumn qualifying trainees
All bar one NQ stays put Stephenson Harwood has today revealed an autumn trainee retention rate of 92%. All 13 qualifying trainees were offered permanent positions in the firm’s City of London office,...
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‘Don’t stay too late’
A Monday cartoon courtesy of The Sketching Solicitor The Sketching Solicitor works for a law firm in the City. Enjoy his series of cartoons every other Monday on Legal Cheek. The post ‘Don’t stay too...
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