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Weightmans retains 84% of trainees
16 out of 19 Weightmans’ Liverpool office Weightmans will retain 84% of its trainees this autumn. The Liverpool-headquartered player confirmed 16 of its 19 newly qualified (NQ) solicitors will be...
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‘Extremely drunk’ senior partner fined £10k after kissing and touching...
Incident followed ‘extended lunch’ with colleagues An “extremely drunk” senior partner who kissed a young paralegal on the neck in a London wine bar has been fined £10,000 by a disciplinary tribunal....
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Life as a restructuring lawyer during a global crisis
Weil partner Matt Benson on helping businesses tackle the financial fallout from COVID-19 Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Matt Benson Matt Benson, partner, has only recently joined the restructuring...
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Top government lawyer quits in Brexit Row
Sir Jonathan Jones ‘very unhappy’ at Downing Street’s plans to overwrite parts of withdrawal agreement, report claims One of the government’s top legal minds has resigned today following an apparent...
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SRA reportedly probing Mishcon de Reya
City firm allegedly being investigated over two separate matters Top law firm Mishcon de Reya is reportedly under investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The Guardian reports that...
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Come into the office just 60% of the time, Herbert Smith Freehills tells lawyers
Benchmark set for post-pandemic operations Herbert Smith Freehills’ London office Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has become the latest City law firm to update its agile working policy in response to the...
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Clifford Chance lawyers on how COVID-19 is changing law and business
Four partners and a senior associate share their experiences advising clients on the frontline Clifford Chance lawyers shared their experiences advising clients on the changes being brought about by...
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The global pandemic through the eyes of a tech lawyer
Ahead of tomorrow’s virtual event, ‘Re-imagining global law firms in the age of remote-working’, Allen & Overy’s William Samengo-Turner considers what’s next for the booming tech industry William...
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BCLP posts 76% retention rate and ups trainee pay
16 out of 21 stay put Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has posted a trainee solicitor retention score of 76%. The global law firm confirmed 16 of its 21 UK trainees have been retained on permanent...
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What it means to be an environment and climate change lawyer
Ahead of ‘How global law firms can meet the environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges of the future’ on Thursday, Linklaters partner Rachel Barrett shares her career journey and discusses...
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2021 TCs will be mix of online and onsite learning, say City firms
Some have already begun remote trainee inductions in response to pandemic The overwhelming majority of City law firms believe that training contracts from next year will be a mix of online and...
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‘I got a 2:2 in my contract law module. Will this hinder my chances of...
In the latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, one aspiring lawyer is concerned that a poor result in her contract law module has scuppered her chances of securing a training contact. “Just...
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9 City law firms named top LGBT employers
Stonewall list recognises efforts to create inclusive workplaces Nine City law firms have been recognised for their efforts to create inclusive global workplaces in this year’s lesbian, gay, bisexual...
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Legal Services Board delays decision to accept or reject SQE
Hold-up comes as group representing more than 4,000 legal academics urge refusal The Legal Services Board (LSB) has given itself more time to make its decision on whether or not to approve the new...
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From Brexit to Bond: My life as an IP lawyer
Bird & Bird partner Sally Shorthose talks to Legal Cheek’s Micayla Colman about her work — and how it’s being shaped by the pandemic Bird & Bird partner Sally Shorthose It has been a busy few...
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Charles Russell Speechlys retains 19 NQ solicitors
Two on fixed-term deals Charles Russell Speechlys (CRS) has posted its autumn 2020 trainee retention score. Of the 26 final-seat rookies qualifying this month, 19 are staying put. Two are being...
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The ‘new normal’ — a City lawyer’s perspective
Ahead of ‘Global law firms and the New Normal’ tomorrow, Hogan Lovells’ Chris Hutton reveals what he’s missed about working in the City and why COVID-19 puts lawyers in a unique position Hogan Lovells...
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BARBRI to offer £6k SQE prep course
Total cost with exam fees is under £10,000 BARBRI has become the first legal education provider to go public with its Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) fees. The provider is to offer a £6,000 SQE...
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Restructuring and private equity: What aspiring lawyers need to know
A panel of experts from Weil offer insights from the frontline and explain how they’re helping clients respond to the global crisis At Legal Cheek’s latest virtual event, ‘Restructuring and private...
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Gowling WLG retains all 18 NQ solicitors
All on permanent deals Gowling WLG has posted its autumn 2020 trainee retention result. The international law firm confirmed all 18 autumn qualifiers had opted to stay put, equating to a perfect score...
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