Trainee Pay

Northern Ireland law firms have been offered loans in a belated effort to help them cover unexpected costs relating to trainee solicitors' entitlement to the national minimum wage. The Law Society of Northern Ireland wrote to principals late last week to announce it has negotiated a loan facility wi

An independent working group has been established to review the Law Society of Northern Ireland's handling of the trainee pay issue which threatens to leave some firms out of pocket to the tune of tens of thousands of pounds. A special general meeting taking place in Law Society House yesterday hear

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has said it is consulting with its insurers before deciding whether to publish a legal opinion on trainee solicitors' entitlement to the national minimum wage. Last month, Irish Legal News reported how solicitor firms were shocked to be told they owed up to tens o