Tag: Paralegals

Paralegal asks if it’s OK to get a second job… as a paralegal
'You almost certainly should not do this'

Paralegal lied about experience to land law firm role
Falsely described himself as a solicitor

Pride Month: Is it still necessary to come out at work?
Paralegal Isaac Orr shares his experience

‘How can I convince my firm to sign off my qualifying work experience?’
One paralegal asks for readers’ advice on the way forward

Aspiring barrister tells how sister’s med neg battle inspired legal career
Febienne Green seeks to help society’s most vulnerable

Ban for paralegal who transferred client money to her sister
Also diverted funds to herself

Clyde & Co launches ‘paralegal academy’ with route to solicitor qualification
Participants can apply to join SQE pathway after 12 months

GPT-4 claims it could ‘potentially replace’ paralegals
New AI tool reckons it can replicate their research and organisational skills

Suits’ Rachel Zane ranked among TV’s most influential characters
Meghan Markle’s character sent Google searches for 'paralegal career' soaring, new research shows

Paralegal stole £438k from law firm to fund gambling addiction
Jailed for three years

How the next generation of lawyers can build their own training contracts
Mary Bonsor, founder and CEO of Flex Legal, discusses a new tool to help aspiring solicitors qualify under the SQE

Dentons and ULaw launch separate SQE pathways for paralegals
Law firm and law school giants to help legal workers qualify as solicitors

Flexi-lawyer service launches in-house focused SQE pathway
Paralegals able to accrue two years' QWE at LOD client businesses

Norton Rose Fulbright launches solicitor apprenticeship scheme in London
Global firm's Newcastle hub targets aspiring paralegals with launch of separate programme

Law firm parts ways with paralegal filmed climbing into zoo monkey enclosure ‘to feed them Hot Cheetos’
'We absolutely do not condone this irresponsible and reckless behaviour,’ says US outfit Lovett Law Firm

Paralegal told she was a trainee solicitor secures compensation from former firm
Nicolette Browne-Marke, 26, represented herself at the employment tribunal

London office of US law firm seeks newly qualified solicitor… to work as a paralegal
Warning signs for NQ job prospects?