Conveyancing ‘making a come back’
A report from legal recruitment company Ten Percent has suggested that conveyancing jobs showed signs of being on the increase in June, but the picture isn’t quite so bright elsewhere. Although the recruitment firm said it had recruited for some excellent vacancies with good salaries, it also highlighted that it had also endured some “very [...]
TV programme inspires launch of legal apprenticeships
A Yorkshire law firm has launched a new legal apprenticeship which will enable school-leavers to train as lawyers without needing to attend university. One Guardian journalist called the move part of a “new mood of egalitarianism sweeping the profession”, coming about just as the cap on tuition fees is due to come off next year. [...]
Loan for law students launched
BPP Law School has partnered up with specialist bank Investec to launch a student loan exclusively for its law students. The loan has been developed following student feedback which suggested that a lack of funding was the main issue holding potential law students back. The loans will be offered to any full-time students who have [...]
‘Myths’ about solicitor training outside London highlighted
Recruitment site Targetjobs has spoken out about what it sees as the “myths” which abound about training to be a solicitor outside the capital. Firstly, it says that clients are not necessarily more prestigious in London and cites the example of the Co-Op’s buy-out of Somerfield which was handled by a regional law firm. At [...]
Number of law training places falls
The number of training places on offer at top UK law firms has fallen 10% since the start of the recession, new research has shown. The analysis carried out by the publication Lawyer2B found that in autumn 2008 1,467 training contracts to begin in 2011/12 were on offer from the top 20 law firms. Now, [...]
Law firms offering top wages for graduates
Law firms are in the top three amongst employers who offer the highest salaries for graduates, according to new research from High Fliers. The research found that the highest salaries are being offered by investment banks, followed by law firms and oil and energy companies. It also found that 50% of the roles advertised by investment [...]
Law firm signs up to social mobility initiative
A law firm has become the first to sign up to the coalition’s social mobility strategy (April 2011). Allen & Overy (A & O) will offer internships to young people from deprived backgrounds. Other businesses which have signed up to the agreement include PricewaterhouseCoopers, The Guardian, Channel 4 and KPMG. The Opening Doors, Breaking Barriers [...]
Three top law firms have been named in the Times’ Top 50 Employers for Women
Three top law firms have been named in the Times’ Top 50 Employers for Women. Addleshaw Goddard, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hogan Lovells all featured in the latest list, compiled by Opportunity Now. The Top 50 aims to recognise businesses which offer good working environments for female staff and which promote equality, diversity and inclusion [...]
Workplace discrimination ‘rife’, say female lawyers
A survey by the Law Gazette has found that 64% of female lawyers feel that women are disadvantaged at work in the legal profession because of their gender. That figure compares to just 19% of men who said the same about being a man working in law. Seven in ten women working in private practice [...]
Number of law firms grows
The number of law firms in England and Wales has increased by 25% in the last ten years, according to new figures from the Law Society. The report finds that whilst City law firms now employ 5% fewer solicitors than they did in 2008, there has been an overall increase of 4% in the number [...]
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