Tag: Solicitor

‘AI will do the heavy lifting so lawyers can do the heavy thinking’
LexisNexis’ Matthew Leopold discusses its latest AI offering and how it will likely impact the legal industry

Law students weigh in on firms’ treatment of SQE trainees
Some call for resits, others say rescinding TCs is the right call

‘What should I be doing as a new associate?’
NQ seeks advice

Ex-Jones Day partner fined £25k over ‘burn it’ order
Raymond McKeeve avoids prison over “spontaneous act of colossal stupidity”

Trowers joins firms upping junior lawyer pay in the regions
£60k base salary

Travers Smith raises NQ lawyer salary to £100k
Rises for trainees and other associate ranks

‘Legally Brunette’ TikToker documents life as a UCL law student
Daniella Swinson’s amusing clips have amassed over one million likes

London lawyer sues Dumbledore actor
Former Clyde & Co associate Toby Clouston claims his foot was run over by Harry Potter movie star Sir Michael Gambon

Irish solicitor gives CPR to dying bear
Killian MacLochlainn owns an animal sanctuary

The Legal Cheek Podcast: Why failure is just a form of feedback
We sit down with private equity partner Richard Youle ?

What it takes to be an employment lawyer
ULaw campus dean Amanda Hedayati reflects on her legal career ahead of tonight’s 'Secrets to Success' event in Manchester

Cardiff University law student appears on Rich Kids Go Skint
Wannabe solicitor spends up to £100 a week on Deliveroo takeaways

Meet the lip-syncing lawyer with nearly 2 million TikTok followers
Be sure to follow Legal Cheek on the latest platform to take the social media world by storm

Simmons & Simmons embraces NewLaw movement with ‘legal engineering’ acquisition
BigLaw continues to make big moves into the lawtech space

‘Extremely overworked’ City lawyer fined £2,500 for erroneously expensing Uber journeys twice
Fladgate solicitor hauled before disciplinary tribunal

Vlogging star opens up about life on accelerated LPC
Eve Cornwell gets candid about intense, six-month course

Career changers: 6 things you need to know before making the switch to law
Lawyers share their routes into the profession -- and what they learned along the way

Event: How to move in-house as a junior lawyer — with Axiom
Rising star lawyers at tech companies share their experiences
Solicitor turned Tory candidate produces incredible Alan Partridge-esque election video
Sir Greg Knight's campaign clip has gone viral
LinkedIn removes Lord Harley’s incredible profile following investigation
Exclusive: He will no longer be able to access it
Texas Law Hawk Christmas edition: Can the police legally search Santa’s sleigh?
US lawyer turned YouTube sensation is back -- this time with a flamethrower