In a recent case the claimant, Gemma Brushett, was awarded damages of £4,161 plus costs for injuries suffered by her as a pedestrian in a collision with the defendant cyclist, Robert Hazeldean, despite the fact that at the time of the collision the claimant was not paying attention to the road but was apparently looking […]
“In a way, the Fyre founders are not much different than the rest of us — we all create images of ourselves on social media that don’t wholly reflect our reality” – Marc Weinstein
A series of recent cases illustrate the consequences of making exaggerated or untruthful claims for damages for personal injury, as Paul Magrath explains.
Many things have changed since the days when inquests where held in the basements of pubs with the body of the deceased laid out for examination by the all-male jury. Happily, women are now permitted to sit on juries, the deceased is usually safely in the ground long before the inquest starts and, perhaps less […]
For decades the family courts were accused of administering ‘secret justice’, as most hearings involving children were conducted in private. A rule change in 2009 allowed accredited journalists to attend, subject to stringent reporting restrictions. Now that privilege has been extended to legally qualified bloggers, in a bid to further boost transparency, as Paul Magrath explains.
Calls to regulate internet giants such as Google and Facebook have got steadily louder, but how realistic is the prospect of being able to do so? Paul Magrath of ICLR looks at some recent proposals.
I often get asked at open evenings and law fairs: how do you maintain a level of self-belief when applying for training contracts? Often guidance is freely available on how to improve your application and prepare for interviews, but how to cope with being rejected by your preferred firm is something that is often not […]
A few weeks ago, I was asked by a paralegal at my firm whether or not they should apply be applying for vacation schemes or if they should go straight to the training contract applications. To be frank, it stumped me, as it’s something I’d not given much thought to since qualifying. It brought to […]
When I first started making training contract applications I concentrated heavily on my ‘diverse’ background. I realise now I was wrong to do so.
How can you demonstrate your commitment to a firm without just repeating what’s on its website? One graduate recruiter shares some tips…
Here are 10 possible topics – some common, some not – that may come up for discussion in a training contract interview.
Let me tell you why I’ve written this, and why you might want to read it. For over 20 years, I worked in the same law firm. It became – no thanks to me – one of the most successful law firms in the world. When I was a partner there, I was asked to join the group […]
Our choice of career is an important decision which we are often asked to make before having sufficient opportunity to reach an informed opinion about the type of job that would suit our skills. To help decide if a career in law is for you, I have picked out five critical skills which, based on […]
The Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has warned that aspiring solicitors are open to exploitation under the new routes to qualification being implemented by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). In an open letter to the SRA’s CEO Paul Philip, it urged him to reconsider the decision to no longer regulate training contracts and training principals, writing: […]
Ashurst has launched a graduate scheme within its New Law legal operations division, Ashurst Advance. The firm has named the scheme the Ashurst Advance Pathway Programme, or Pathway. Graduates selected for it will have the opportunity to train in areas such as legal operations, legal project management, legal technology and legal process improvement. The Pathway […]
Exeter University is to launch a innovation-focused placement year in a law firm as part of a new undergraduate law degree. The South West institution has partnered with US-headquartered Reed Smith to offer the course, which it is calling its LLB Legal Placement degree. Current first-year Exeter LLB students will be the first undergrads to […]
Shoosmiths is to increase its trainee numbers to 30 per year, beginning next autumn. The firm currently has 22 trainees at any one time but is increasing that number as part of its wider growth plans. It will take 24 trainees in its September 2019 intake and six trainees in March 2020, with the aim […]
Allen & Overy has launched a training contract in its Belfast office. The opportunity is currently only open to graduates already working in the magic circle firm’s Legal Services Centre (LSC) in the Northern Irish city, who are currently studying the Legal Practice Course (LPC) part-time. They will begin their training contracts on completion of the LPC, in March and […]
Crowell & Moring’s new London managing partner Robert Weekes has set out plans to launch a training contract in the City office, having joined the US firm today from Squire Patton Boggs. Weekes’ move was revealed by The Lawyer last November, months after it was revealed that Squires’ global head Stephen Mahon would be relocating from the US […]
Two years on from the collapse of KWM’s UK arm, The Lawyer has tracked down the trainees who were working for the firm at the time to see what became of them.
Clifford Chance has launched an technology-focused internship for some of its future trainees, partnering with a lawtech start-up Lexoo, an online legal marketplace. The two-month internship, which began in June, has an initial cohort of two future trainees who have just finished their first year at university. Both were selected from the 2017 Springboard programme, Clifford Chance’s […]
You’ve bought the best suit money can buy and spent hours perfecting your hair. You may now look the part for vacation schemes but, as career coach and business skills trainer Husnara Begum explains, actions are just as important when trying to create a good first impression.
While you may have your foot in the door, converting your vacation scheme to a coveted training contract offer isn’t a formality. Here are some tips on how to go about it.
CMS has launched a new “next generation” vacation scheme for 63 students, based in its Cannon Place HQ in London.
Powered by Lexis Nexis, and featuring experts from the University of Law and Bird & Bird, this webcast explores the future of the legal profession. It looks at the developments currently taking place in the legal market, what those changes will mean for the future, and how students can develop the skills that will be […]
Is there still a social mobility problem in the UK legal profession? How can applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds get ahead? And what effect will the forthcoming to legal education and training have? Experts voice their opinion in our webcast
In this webcast, our expert panel discusses burning trainee concerns, such as: how to go about choosing your area of law, what support to expect from your law firm developing your business and commerce sense should you take a year out after an LPC? how not to feel intimidated by the unfamiliar work environment The panel […]
Powered by Lexis Nexis, and featuring experts from the University of Law and Herbert Smith Freehills, this webcast will help candidates make themselves employable in the eyes of law firms and barristers’ chambers, and land that first job in law. The content covers how to build a CV that can’t be ignored, personal presentation and […]
Harini Iyengar is a barrister at 11KWB, specialising in employment, discrimination and equality, education, partnership, data protection and procurement law. She is the Women’s Equality Party’s candidate for Vauxhall in the upcoming general election.
Christine Cordon has had a varied and unusual career. The first in her family to go to uni, she didn’t do a training contract but was an associate at Ashurst and has worked in America and in-house at the big banks. Now she’s the top lawyer at the holiday start-up Secret Escapes.
Shami Chakrabarti says she was surprised that the January 13 announcement of her imminent departure from civil rights charity Liberty attracted so much attention. Sandwiched between the deaths of singer David Bowie and actor Alan Rickman, the news made the front page of several national newspapers, notably left-leaning duo The Guardian and The Independent. Chakrabarti, […]
