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Gold standard: finishing a law degree while training for the Olympics

Meet Georgie Twigg MBE, Olympic gold medallist and commercial sport solicitor at Bird & Bird. She shares how she juggled a professional sports career alongside her legal studies and why she loves working in sports law.

16 Aug 2024

“There was a hierarchy, and I was at the bottom”: Salma Maqsood on life as a hijabi…

Meet Salma Maqsood, a partner at Thrings. Growing up, Salma didn’t see solicitors who looked like her. Now her portrait hangs in the Law Society on Chancery Lane.

02 Aug 2024

Recommended minimum salary: trainees should see increase

Aspiring solicitors should be paid £24,320 outside London and £27,418 in London for qualifying work experience for the Solicitors Qualifying Exam or during their training contract.

30 Jul 2024

Hiring trainees as a small firm: a guide to solicitor apprenticeships

John Moreland explains why solicitor apprenticeships can be a win-win solution for firms and future solicitors.

17 Jun 2024

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