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Always looking out for the next big thing: my life as a projects lawyer
As Theresa May’s Britain gears up for a wave of infrastructure investment, Burges Salmon’s Marcus Walters advises students how to get into this fast-moving area It’s a good time to be working on energy...
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RPC senior lawyer suspended over expletive-ridden Twitter bluster
Year-old social media posts come back to haunt City solicitor RPC has been forced to suspend one of its senior lawyers after reports claimed he had made a number of expletive-ridden comments on...
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‘There is no going back’: Lord Pannick QC kicks off Brexit legal challenge
There were protesters dressed as lawyers outside the High Court The long-awaited Brexit legal challenge kicked off in the High Court this morning, complete with a star-studded legal team and judicial...
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Research: Almost 70% of lawyers believe they work in the most stressful...
Workload, client demands and billing targets are to blame Nearly 70% of lawyers believe they work in the most stressful profession, according to research published this week. A study — undertaken by...
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The law firms that give trainees and junior lawyers the best quality of work
It’s not all photocopying and filing Nine law firms have been rated outstanding for quality of work in Legal Cheek’s exclusive survey of over 1,500 trainees and junior solicitors. The study canvassed...
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Beyond Marmite: justice committee invites views on implications of Brexit
MPs say they want to steer clear of “for and against” arguments While the media recovers from Tesco’s shock Marmite shortage, caused — it is alleged — by price rises stemming from the referendum...
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Law firms hire from the most limited university pool, research finds
And they spend the most amount of money in the process Law firms recruit graduates from, typically, only 19 different universities compared to accountancy and other professional services firms which...
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How to get a training contract when you’re from an ordinary background
Being “polished” is overrated The London office of global law firm Mayer Brown recently sent out a strong message about its commitment to diversity by hiring as trainees three out of the four winners...
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Cambridge University law students create crime-identifying ‘LawBot’
It’s basically an Oxbridge-educated RoboCop Four Cambridge University law students have created a new online system called ‘LawBot’ which is designed to help the victims of criminal offences get...
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Brexit legal challenge: Lord Chief Justice condemns ‘abusers’ targeting...
Access to justice will not be compromised by threats It’s day two of the Brexit High Court challenge, and the Lord Chief Justice kicked off proceedings by issuing a stark warning to people abusing the...
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Why it’s a great time to be a junior lawyer who understands tech
Legal Cheek Careers meets two solicitors leading the way in lawtech and fintech Ahead of ‘FinTech, AI and online justice: what technology means for the next generation of lawyers’, Legal Cheek Careers...
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Everyone, stop what you’re doing and look at this international lawyer’s...
There’s a photo of him doing the splits on a beach Need something to brighten up your day? Take a look at “international lawyer” Altaf Hussain’s LinkedIn profile. Hussain, who works at full service...
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Shearman & Sterling graduate recruitment chief Paul Gascoyne and trainee solicitor Danielle Altink share their pearls of wisdom with Legal Cheek’s Tom Connelly and Katie King As the deadline for...
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New York Times in killer response to Trump legal threat
Newspaper published an article suggesting the Republican had touched two women inappropriately A legal letter penned by The New York Times’ lawyer David McCraw to Donald Trump’s legal team has taken...
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Lawyers split over Ched Evans rape acquittal debate
Charlotte Proudman even hung up phone in radio interview bust-up about the issue Footballer Ched Evans was controversially acquitted of rape earlier this month, and lawyers are still squabbling over...
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It’s back! People are once again sharing a useless legal privacy notice on...
It has been redrafted but it’s still nonsense Facebook users are once again sharing a completely useless privacy notice over fears the social media giant is about to make their posts public without...
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Are my plans for securing a training contract too cheeky for the legal...
Unacceptable brashness or praiseworthy initiative? In the latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, one aspiring lawyer ponders an unusual route into solicitor qualification. I have a question...
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A partner’s advice to aspiring female lawyers
Ahead of the Women in Law student conference next month, Shearman & Sterling partner Susanna Charlwood reflects on her career journey and explains why her gender has never held her back A first...
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The law firms with the friendliest trainees in Britain
No Hunger Games vibes here It is one thing to bag a top training contract, quite another to mix and mingle with your fellow TC-baggers. Will your cohort be competitive or collaborative? Supportive or...
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Clifford Chance is offering training contracts to ‘exceptional’ 18-year-olds
But fresh-faced law students have until third year to accept Magic circle giant Clifford Chance is offering training contract positions to “exceptional” law students as young as 18-years-old, Legal...
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