National firm Shoosmiths has announced a major expansion in training contract recruitment and newly qualified solicitor vacancies.

Shoosmiths has announced its newly qualified (NQ) lawyer salaries will rise by 8% in London to £97,000.

Top national firm Shoosmiths has announced a new partnership with Aspiring Solicitors, an organisation which works to improve diversity in the legal profession by helping talented candidates from less-privileged backgrounds to improve their skills and access opportunities. 

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I am currently an unqualified barrister, meaning I have been called to the Bar but have not yet completed pupillage.

This article aims to shed light on the pupillage process and offer encouragement to those of you who are on the same path and hope to also begin pupillage soon!

Sheffield Hallam University has become the first university to set up a fully functioning law firm so that its students can gain work experience during their studies. SHU Law is a not-for-profit alternative business structure that was licensed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in January.

According to Legal Week, the London office of US firm Shearman & Sterling is to retain 11 of its 12 September-qualifying trainees.

Shearman & Sterling (London) LLP has announced that it is recruiting campus ambassadors across 10 universities in the United Kingdom, with applications closing in early June.