Author: Aishah Hussain
Legal Cheek Awards: Ex-Supreme Lord Sumption, Attorney General Victoria Prentis MP and Man City super silk Lord Pannick join The Apprentice’s Marnie Swindells in star-studded judging line-up
Plus Law Society President and top lawfluencers 🤩
Mishcon to host ‘in conversation’ with Matt Hancock
No appearance fee for former health sec, London firm confirms
Firm admits ousted CEO used racist phrase over dinner
Details of incident involving former Rosenblatt chief emerge in employment ruling
Man City sign Blackstone super silk who charges rumoured £5k an hour to defend Premier League claim
Mega-wealthy club call on services of Lord Pannick (again)
Baker McKenzie Belgium managing partner steps down pending review into office racism claims
Follows email leaked to Legal Cheek
Listed law firm fires chief exec over ‘cultural concerns’
Nicola Foulston took Rosenblatt public in 2018
Law prof apologises for telling student ‘f*ck you’
She had asked him to speak a little slower during a lecture
Exclusive: Baker McKenzie lawyer quits citing ‘lack of diversity’ in email to colleagues
Firm apologises and says it is conducting 'thorough review of the issues highlighted'
Which practice area boasts the smartest lawyers?
Legal Cheek commenters spark debate
Suits out, sequins in! ‘Diva of Divorce’ Ayesha Vardag reveals new firm dress code which encourages lawyers to express themselves with gold leather trousers, scarlet Dr Martens and even pink hair
Inspired by extravagant private member's club in London's Mayfair
Over 700 solicitors admitted through new SQE route
Five exams now taken place, SRA reveals
Judge tells Kanye West’s lawyers Greenberg Traurig to try harder to reach him
US firm had requested court's permission to use newspaper ads
Sleuthing former Clifford Chance lawyer leaves Nadhim Zahawi fighting for his political life
Dan Neidle calls for former chancellor to apologise after he reportedly paid around £5 million to HMRC
Clifford Chance’s top paid partner made almost £5 million last year, records show
More than double previous year
Over a third of legal workers hate their boss, research finds
Retail employees despise their superiors the most
Freshfields kicks off spring retention season with 97% score
Magic Circle firm retains 33 of 34 trainees
The Apprentice 2023: Court advocate among this year’s contestants
Marnie Swindells says she ‘fought tooth and nail’ to get where she is
Mishcon completes merger with Taylor Vinters
Over 200 staff, including 145 lawyers, join combined firm
HSF expands Belfast trainee solicitor programme
Six trainees to start in September 2023 as firm looks to recruit externally for first time
Number of law graduates hits record high
Some 18,927 students graduated with law degrees last year, while the number of solicitors on the roll also hit unprecedented levels