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4 things you need to know about lawtech
A panel of experts share their insights At the Leeds leg of Legal Cheek’s and The University of Law’s (ULaw) student careers and commercial awareness ‘Secrets to Success’ series, a panel of experts...
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Baker McKenzie’s London office reopens after employee tests negative for...
Sent staff home on Thursday The London office of Baker McKenzie has reopened following concerns about a potential outbreak of coronavirus. Last week the global outfit shuttered its City HQ as a...
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What you need to consider before pursuing a career in law
Courtesy of experts from Osborne Clarke, Shoosmiths, Hardwicke and ULaw At Legal Cheek’s latest ‘Secrets to Success’ event, held in partnership with The University of Law (ULaw) at its Reading campus,...
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Trowers posts 80% spring trainee retention score
8 out of 10 Trowers & Hamlins has confirmed its latest retention result. The City outfit is retaining eight of its ten trainees due to qualify this month, handing it a spring score of 80%. The...
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CMS launches app to track lawyers’ carbon footprints
Global firm will plant a tree for every user The London headquarters of global firm CMS has unveiled a mobile app to help its lawyers go green. Built by an in-house team of developers, the ‘Test The...
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Linklaters introduces tech modules for trainees
Magic circler drafts in law and computer science whizzes from Swansea University Linklaters is launching a legal tech curriculum to school its trainee solicitors. The magic circle firm has partnered...
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Coronavirus outbreak: lawyers in Vienna and New York hospitalised
Firm staff also test positive Lawyers in Austria and New York have been hospitalised with coronavirus, according to reports. A partner in the Vienna office of law firm Wolf Theiss has contracted the...
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How to deal with training contract rejection
Ahead of tomorrow’s ‘Secrets to Success (mental health and wellbeing special)’ event in Nottingham, ULaw tutor and former solicitor Harriet Pearce discusses self-care and why aspiring lawyers should be...
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Shoosmiths faces social media backlash over International Women’s Day ‘male...
Discussion features three men and one woman as part of ‘GOOD Guys’ initiative Shoosmiths has come under fire for its decision to have a “male champions” panel discuss gender diversity at an event to...
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£60 million lawtech start-up closes ‘after failing to figure out how to...
Legal software specialist Atrium lays off all 100 employees A lawtech start-up that received an eye-watering £60 million in funding has gone under after it reportedly failed to compete with traditional...
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Doughty Street veteran donates a cool £100k to former chamber mate Keir...
As Rebecca Long-Bailey defends record as a solicitor A veteran human rights barrister has donated £100,000 to Keir Starmer’s leadership campaign, it emerged this week. Robert Latham, a housing and...
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Life as a junior lawyer with autism
Reed Smith associate Jonathan Andrews sheds light on some of the positive attributes, ahead of his appearance at next week’s ‘The Pioneers’ event Jonathan Andrews The problem with being, say, a...
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Allen & Overy rounds off magic circle spring retention season with 81% result
30 out of 37 Allen & Overy’s London office Allen & Overy (A&O) has become the fifth and final magic circle law firm to reveal its spring retention score. From a qualifying cohort of 37,...
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Why training contract hunters must be adaptable
Top tips and career insights from four Birmingham-based lawyers At Legal Cheek and The University of Law’s (ULaw) latest student careers and commercial awareness ‘Secrets to Success’ event, four...
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How future lawyers can take advantage of the digital revolution
Legal Cheek reviews latest book offering from Professor Richard Susskind Richard Susskind One of the themes in Professor Richard Susskind’s latest book, Online Courts and the Future of Justice, is that...
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Two-thirds of legal professionals struggle to make ends meet
But over half are too scared to ask for pay rise, new research finds Two-thirds of legal workers struggle to make ends meet, according to new research, with nearly half running out of money before...
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Linklaters and Allen & Overy launch new trainee-hosted podcasts aimed at...
‘Linkubator’ and ‘Allen & Overy Launch: The Careers Podcast’ are available to stream now Magic circle duo Linklaters and Allen & Overy (A&O) have launched their own podcast series....
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£1,600 fine for solicitor who forwarded ‘grossly offensive’ email to colleague
Paul Kenneth Breen was department head of Liverpool outfit when he passed on email derogatory to women A former department head at a Liverpool law firm has been fined £1,600 after forwarding a “highly...
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How Donoghue v Stevenson can help prevent coronavirus
Reciting key passage from tort law classic hits recommended hand washing target of 20 seconds Law students can help prevent the spread of coronavirus by drawing on their knowledge of tort law. Washing...
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How to get a first in your law degree
Solicitor turned professor Nick Ross shares his secrets to forming good study habits, ahead of his appearance at tomorrow’s ‘Secrets to Success’ event in Norwich For a time Nick Ross, academic manager...
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