Author: Aishah Hussain

Kirkland’s London MoneyLaw pay plunges as dollar weakens sharply
Junior lawyers bemoan $190k+ dollar-pegged salaries

Gowling lawyers to help fund Black students through Birmingham Law School
Firm to also offer work placements and on-going mentoring support

Ex-Reed Smith trainee accuses firm of disability discrimination
Employment Tribunal dismissed further race discrimination claim

GDL student numbers jumped by over a fifth during the pandemic
Covid disruption and SQE replacement contributing factors, report finds

Keir Starmer reveals boozy lunch with ex-Doughty Street chamber mate Amal and George Clooney
Labour leader appeared on Piers Morgan's Life Stories last night

Eversheds lawyers to work from the office two to three days a week
New 'blended working' model applies to firm's trainees too

CMS and Clydes thank lawyers with Covid bonuses
Extra 5% and 3% of salary at each firm

Work from home 50% of the time, Dechert tells lawyers
Simmons also allows staff to work remotely -- but for 60%

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

Kim Kardashian reveals she did not pass first year law exam
World-famous law student scored 474 on her first try but needed 560

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

Pinsent Masons repays government furlough money
Fieldfisher restores lawyer and staff pay

SRA: Online exams here to stay
LPC providers given option to continue with proctoring measures post-pandemic

Trainees tell us what they love (and hate) about remote working
Junior lawyers reflect on their mixed experiences as they prepare to return to the office

RPC employee’s not so secret life as TikTok music star
Maya Yenn drops debut single she says 'is an ode to Millennial anxiety'

A&O targets 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030
Addresses direct and indirect emissions produced by firm

ULaw awards honorary degrees to campaigner Gina Miller and magic circle lawyer turned pro football player and pundit Eniola Aluko
Duo to receive doctorates during virtual graduation ceremony this Saturday

Latham sets lawyers’ Skype status to ‘away’ outside business hours to break ‘online 24/7 mindset’
Switch occurs automatically after 6pm

Exeter Law School to ‘move away’ from ‘white, Eurocentric curriculum’
Part of wider move across humanities department

Taylor Wessing thanks lawyers and staff with Covid bonuses and firm-wide holiday
Special payment amounts to 5% of salary

Exclusive: Kaplan to award scholarships for SQE exam fees
SQE examiner making arrangements with SRA to provide 'financial assistance for a number of candidates'