So you’re looking to work for a top UK law firm? And you’d like – apart from good money – some swanky offices, too. Law blog LegalCheek took a look at some of the fancy digs offered up by the major City law firms, coming up with the top 5 in their ‘Most Impressive Law Firm Offices’ list. The question posed to 2000 trainees and junior lawyers at 60 of the country’s leading law … [Read more...]
Grovelling Follows Groping for Senior London Lawyer
It's Christmas time and so it must be time also for some more serial groping at those infamous Christmas 'dos'. The first to hit the headlines is from London where a leading lawyer has resigned after allegedly groping not one but several female colleagues, followed by what The Times described as a "grovelling apology" to the staff on the firm intranet. The resignation of John … [Read more...]
Brexit Decision Could Have Severe Effect On London Law Jobs
The Brexit decision for the UK's withdrawl from the EU could well have a severe longer-term effect on British - particularly London-based - law firms. Experts appear to agree that while there may well be a short term spike in business given the huge complexities and constitutional "mayhem", as one senior lawyer described it, that follows the Brexit decision, there is also the … [Read more...]
How Good Would Your London Law Salary Be?
Looking at London for a law job - here are some of the biggest paying law jobs in London right now. But before you look, be aware that the Magic Circle firms are not necessarily the ones who will pay the most. According to research by salary benchmarking site Emolument, London's highest-earning lawyers work at Latham & Watkins, which is a US-based firm that is not … [Read more...]
London Cycle Incident Not Uncommon
Cycle injury law is a new area for many firms, but it is also one that has become front and centre in the UK with a recent incident when a pedestrian in London admitted he was the one filmed pushing a female cyclist into the path of London traffic. The incident was captured by a helmet camera worn by the woman who had asked the man not to cross the road until she had gone … [Read more...]
The Sexy Solicitor List – London, Style
Cheeky London law blog Legal Cheek has released a list of The City's 25 sexiest solicitors. Now we're not ones here at LawFuel to endulge in such tabloid tittle-tattle (damn, why didn't we think of that!), but we can show who they are for those seeking their fortunes and prospective partners in The City. The list includes a mixture of male and female so it's taken a … [Read more...]
The UK Law Firm Gender Gap Continues
Seeking a law job in the UK? Well the gender disparity gap is much the same as it might be in New Zealand, according to a survey published by The Lawyer. The UK legal profession has tried hard, as it has here and in Australia, to bridge the 'gender gap' but try as they might, the gap persists. The UK survey shows the average salary for a man was £87,820, while the … [Read more...]
A Fish & Food Law Firm Finding New Directions
Finding new forms of practice is essential for any law firm and Lincolnshire firm Wilkin Chapman, which developed during the booming fish and food trade in the 1950s has rapidly developed its corporate and commercial law work. The firm represented major local seafood businesses like Ross Group and Bird's Eye, but has expanded into new areas and created new opportunities for … [Read more...]
Britain’s Tesco Law Sees First Law Firm Float
UK's "Tesco Law" has had a major impact on the delivery of legal services in Britain, but it has taken some time for the first British law firm to list on the stock exchange, until now. Australia's Slater & Gordon has been the first firm in the world to list and has aggressively pursued expansion policies in its home territory and Britain, as well as in other … [Read more...]
Kiwi Barrister Puts Pressure on Britain Over Drugs-and-Sex Scandal
New Zealand lawyer Craig Tuck has called on the British Government to step up its assistance to British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford, charged with drug smuggling, following the dismissal of a British diplomat who had an affair with the man Sandiford claims was behind her alleged smuggling activity. Mr Tuck said the revelation was "appalling" and that there needed to be an … [Read more...]
