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SQE latest: City Consortium’s non-law trainees will need to complete...
Exclusive: Influential group of six also hope future rookies will sit both parts of super-exam prior to starting TCs Non-law graduates due to start their training contacts at one of six top law firms...
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Solicitor chief exec secures spot on ‘Rich List’ with £130 million fortune
Knights’ David Beech joint 923rd David Beech The CEO of UK listed law firm Knights has entered the Sunday Times ‘Rich List’ with an estimated wealth of over £130 million. Former corporate lawyer David...
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Super-exam questions to be checked for ‘cultural bias’ so BAME candidates not...
Regulator plans to recruit diverse pool of question writers and assessors All questions on the new super-exam will be reviewed for “cultural bias” so that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME)...
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How the UK’s first teaching law firm will prepare students for the SQE
Nottingham Law School’s Executive Dean Jenny Chapman on the role of clinical legal training in a super-exam world Nottingham Law School’s Executive Dean Jenny Chapman Seven years ago, Jenny Chapman was...
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How Instagram can help you get a training contract at a national law firm
Five tips courtesy of Shoosmiths ‘How can I secure a training contract at my dream firm?’ It’s a question familiar to aspiring lawyers, who may be faced with lengthy application forms, assessment...
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Linklaters announces two-week virtual vacation scheme with three weeks’ pay
COVID-19: Last of the magic fivesome to reveal student summer plans Linklaters has today announced that its 2020 summer vacation scheme will switch to a two-week virtual format in view of the COVID-19...
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Dentons four-day week gets go-ahead
Staff vote in favour of move to curb financial impact of pandemic Staff at the largest law firm in the world by lawyer headcount, Dentons, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of temporary measures...
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Law students pessimistic about pandemic career prospects, survey shows
But future trainees think their TC offers will still be honoured The pandemic has upset the best laid plans of wannabe lawyers, with firms cutting pay, moving vac schemes online and starting to look at...
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60% of legal workers think firms should be doing more to support remote working
But three quarters say lockdown has shown they can work effectively from home More than half of legal workers believe their firms should be doing more to support home-working amid the coronavirus...
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Slaughter and May cuts NQ lawyer pay to £87,000
COVID-19: Move comes just weeks after magic circle player suspended partner distributions Slaughter and May has cut the salaries of its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in a bid to negate the financial...
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Osborne Clarke to reduce trainee solicitor pay by 7%
City firm takes ‘unfortunate but prudent decision’ to mitigate COVID-19 financial impact Trainees at Osborne Clarke are to take a 7% pay cut as the firm looks to mitigate the financial impact brought...
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How the pandemic will impact future lawyers
Four speakers from different corners of the legal profession share their insights The current COVID-19 crisis is an unsettling time for law firms and prospective trainees alike. Legal Cheek and The...
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Millennial lawyers aren’t ‘work-shy, ill-informed or lazy’
Academics Andrew Francis and Lydia Bleasdale outline the challenges facing younger lawyers and the importance of managing expectations ‘Millennials’ and millennial lawyers are often presented...
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Legal Cheek Podcast: How aspiring lawyers can make the most of lockdown
Available to listen now Thanks to COVID-19 and the ensuing lockdown, many of us will have a bit more time on our hands than we expected this summer. While it could be tempting to sink into an endless...
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4 steps to a successful career change to law
ULaw’s Suzanne Hutton draws on her experience as a solicitor and careers coach, ahead of her virtual appearance at tomorrow’s event PhD holders, RAF pilots and NHS cardiologists — individuals from all...
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Petition launched to add law student killed in drive-by shooting to...
Barrister Sahar Farooqi urges legal community to honour Aya Hachem’s passing — but regulator says its hands are tied A barrister has launched an online petition calling on The Law Society of England...
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Hand sanitiser, face masks and temperature testing — legal life post-lockdown
City firms plan lawyers return Law firms across the City are busy putting plans in place to ensure they can keep their lawyers safe and well when they eventually return to the office. Hogan Lovells...
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Rookie solicitor puts training contract on hold to work in...
King’s grad Thorrun Govind dusts off pharmacy qualifications during pandemic Thorrun Govind Not many budding lawyers, after years working towards a coveted training contract, would have the guts to put...
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Falling through the cracks of the furlough scheme — a NQ lawyer’s perspective
‘I feel I have effectively been forced out of the profession’, a junior family solicitor writes I’m a newly qualified (NQ) solicitor and I’m currently going through a really tough time. I wanted to...
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SRA defends decision to prosecute junior lawyer who lost work briefcase
Claire Louise Matthews has lodged appeal against strike off The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has hit back at criticism over its decision to prosecute a junior lawyer who left a briefcase...
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