Laura Manning
The Lawyer
Business studies
MBAs have not been part of a lawyer’s training traditionally, but things are changing.
Dewey attempts to rehouse trainees in face of uncertain future
Dewey & LeBoeuf is attempting to find new jobs for its trainee solicitors as the London office faces collapse.
Shoosmiths announces redundancy talks with 93 jobs to go
Shoosmiths plans to cut its headcount by 93, with most roles at risk of redundancy sitting in the volume motor personal injury team.
Future of Dewey's London trainees depends on outcome of bank loan talks
Dewey & LeBoeuf’s trainee solicitors are facing an uncertain future pending the conclusion of the firm’s latest renegotiation of bank loans, with an outcome due at the end of this month (30 April).
Leading sets sign up to bar social mobility scheme
The Inner Temple has launched a social mobility initiative in partnership with 42 chambers with the aim of giving work experience to underrepresented students.
Chambers follow Prime example
Inner Temple spearheads social mobility initiative for university graduates
Flagging up the class ceiling
Lawyer 2B Careers Day attendees see social background as biggest barrier to profession
Freshfields unveils £10k bursaries for UCL law students
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has pledged to kick-start the careers of two aspiring lawyers each year by offering scholarships, work experience and guaranteed training contract interviews.
Magic circle firms announce NQ retention rates of 89 per cent
Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have both announced they are keeping 89 per cent of their spring 2012 qualifying trainees.
Eversheds to offer condensed LPC and training contract
Eversheds is rolling out a groundbreaking two-year pilot that will blend the LPC and the training contract.
L2B event proves it’s never too late for law
Training contracts are often described as being like gold dust, but for mature applicants and career-changers the competition is arguably even more fierce, with a vast number of law firm graduate recruiters appearing to gear their campaigns towards 21-year-old budding lawyers.
Legal apprenticeships take on new relevance
In the past year a number of firms have begun flirting with the idea of the modern legal apprenticeship. But what is the attraction of the model and is there a place for it in the legal market?
Sheffield Hallam Uni latest to abandon GDL
A seventh institution has fled the GDL market this year due to poor enrolment.
Wilberforce increases pupillage pay by a third
Wilberforce Chambers is looking to gain an advantage in the war for talent by hiking its 2013 pupillage award by 35 per cent.
Freshfields targets UK students for China traineeships
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is shaking up its China trainee solicitor recruitment campaign by targeting aspiring lawyers from UK universities.
Beachcroft-DAC tie-up halts trainee intakes
Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper (DAC) have both put their trainee recruitment schemes on hold indefinitely just before their merger goes live on 1 November.
Seventy years and counting: Rootes & Alliott legal exec looks back on her career – so far
On the eve of the Second World War, 18-year-old Yvonne Moore stepped through the doors of a small Kent-based law firm to take up a temporary job.
Part-time for a change
As student costs rise part-time law courses are booming, but is the profession ready to shake off its bias against the option?
Addleshaws pilot shows that privilege is 'not prerequisite' for legal career
Addleshaw Goddard has successfully piloted its first legal work experience for 16 and 17 year olds from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Taylor Wessing thaws out associate pay freeze
Taylor Wessing is bolstering its associate pay by around 2 per cent.
Simmons' NQ retention rate dives to 59 per cent
Simmons & Simmons’ newly qualified retention rate has plummeted to just 59 per cent.
Norton Rose retains 88 per cent of September qualifiers
Norton Rose is the final top 10 law firm to reveal its newly qualified retention (NQ) rate, announcing another steady result.
Ex-Lovells lawyer’s epic vision
Convincing a bunch of lawyers to don Cinderella costumes is a rare talent, but former Lovells (now Hogan Lovells) lawyer Darren Heath managed it.
Yorkshire's Keeble Hawson and HLW agree terms of merger
Yorkshire firms Keeble Hawson and HLW Commercial Lawyers have merged to form one of the region’s biggest legal practices.
United front: Clare Wardle, Kingfisher
Ex-barrister Clare Wardle finds strength in numbers when dealing with the challenges of her role as Kingfisher general counsel.
Hogan Lovells posts 73 per cent retention rate
Hogan Lovells is to keep on 73 per cent of its autumn qualifiers, representing a slightly higher retention rate than at the same point last year.
Medic aide
Healthcare specialist Bupa’s general counsel Paul Newton is keeping the pressure on his panel firms.
Barrister helps TV dramas keep it real
Despite witnessing the real drama of the courtroom, sole practitioner criminal barrister Emily Culverhouse satisfies her love of amateur dramatics by advising on - and even acting in - some top TV dramas.
UK associates left behind as US firms widen pay gap
The gap between associate salaries at the top UK and US firms is widening, with junior associates at UK firms being hit hardest by the recession.
No5 barristers ready to rumble in memory of former chambers head
Ten barristers from No5 Chambers are to trade blows with each other and a number of private practice solicitors in a bout to honour the memory of former chambers head Ralph Lewis QC.
More top firms throw open doors to freshers
An increasing number of top 20 law firms are rolling out opportunities for first-year undergraduates in a further bid to attract the best talent.
Magic circle moots joint social mobility strategy
Top firms will work together to widen access to the law
Northumbria Uni offers quick qualification path
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has approved plans for a new course that will reduce drastically the cost of legal education.
Firms relocate Tokyo staff in wake of earthquake
A number of firms with bases in Tokyo are offering their staff help to leave Japan following last week’s earthquake and tsunami.
Lift for trainee barristers as HSBC reinstates BPTC loan
Cash-strapped would-be barristers have been offered a vital lifeline following HSBC’s decision to relaunch its BPTC loan.
Ilex rebuts study saying legal execs get raw deal
Legal executives remain the underdogs of the profession despite a push by the Institute of Legal Executives (Ilex) to make the role the third legal career path.
Eversheds kicks off apprenticeship scheme
Eversheds is considering following Norton Rose’s lead and taking on apprentices in a number of its support departments.
Bristol Uni’s Innocence smoothies
More than four years ago the University of Bristol (UoB) Innocence Project decided to fight the conviction of a man accused of a brutal murder.
SRA puts kibosh on Kaplan’s aptitude test for admissions
Kaplan Law School’s plan to introduce an admissions test for the LPC has been dashed after the SRA blocked the move.
Clifford Chance boosts NQ retention rate to 91 per cent
Clifford Chance’s has achieved a dramatic turnaround in the retention of newly qualified (NQ) solicitors, with the firm posting a spring qualifier retention rate of 91 per cent.
BPP caves in to pressure with fast-track LPC for all
BPP Law School has bowed to student demands by becoming the first LPC provider to launch a fast-track LPC to all students, beginning in August 2011.
Quinn Emanuel announces maximum associate bonuses of £53,000
US firm Quinn Emanuel Urqhart & Sullivan has announced its associate bonus payouts for 2010 with awards ranging from $8,438 (£5,449) through to $82,500 (£53,256).
Hogan Lovells NQ retention rate in London plummets
Hogan Lovells’ retention rate for London-based trainees due to qualify next spring is on course to tumble to around 66 per cent.
BPP expansion plans trigger JLD crisis talks
The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) is to hold an emergency meeting to discuss BPP Law School’s plans to expand into Cambridge, Liverpool and Newcastle.
BPP to trump CoL with launch of three regional branches
BPP Law School is on course to overtake arch-rival the College of Law (CoL) as the biggest Legal Practice Course (LPC) provider as it gears up to launch three new branches.
Links lends brollies to wannabe lawyers
Linklaters is looking to add some innovation to the law fair giveaway season by lending umbrellas to students rather than loading them up with freebies.
