Author: Aishah Hussain

Clifford Chance increases GDL maintenance grant to £10,000
Exclusive: First magic circle firm to award five-figure sum

Media and tech law firm Wiggin launches training contract programme
Exclusive: Trainees start on £39k rising to £60k on qualification

Richard Susskind to deliver keynote speech at Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019
Keynote speaker announced for Legal Cheek's 22 May event

Freshfields raises newly qualified solicitor pay to £100,000
Exclusive: MoneyLaw reaches the magic circle

Law third most complained about course by students
But business students have the most grumbles

Squire Patton Boggs raises London NQ pay to £73,000
Rises in the regions too

Clifford Chance mulls scrapping billable hour as performance metric
Pilot applies to trainee solicitors and up

Three more high profile speakers announced for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019
Hardwicke’s PJ Kirby QC, Brighton Uni LLB lead Zoe Swan and Frances Bennett, pioneer of Burges Salmon's legal apprenticeships scheme, to appear at Kings Place London on 22 May

‘Never underestimate Kim Kardashian’, says lawyer helping star realise legal dream
Human rights specialist Jessica Jackson dishes the goss

Paralegal altered parking ticket with Tipp-Ex in attempt to save £9
Malikah Richards’ flashy white Mercedes-Benz towed away

#5JobsIHad: Social media trend sees lawyers reveal unusual previous careers
Christmas grotto elf, haunted house scarer, life drawing model and even a bouncer!

How one law school is preparing for the biggest shake-up to legal education in a generation
Andrew Chadwick, dean of BPP University Law School, discusses the SQE, technology and the opportunities ahead

Kim Kardashian proves haters wrong as she ‘aces’ torts exam
Clad in comfy sweats and £77,000 Birkin bag

Last chance to buy first release tickets for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019
Only five weeks to go until day-long event at Kings Place London on 22 May

Kim Kardashian defends lawyer dream in Instagram revision post
Pictured with torts textbook

Shoosmiths launches London training contract as it ups rookie intake by over a third
Trainee numbers jump from 22 to 30

Why one barrister quit her job to become a successful restaurateur
Nisha Katona had been practising for 20 years

LexisNexis director of solutions, Norton Rose Fulbright innovation manager and Manchester Uni academic latest speakers at Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019
Sector thought leaders to discuss cross-disciplinary skills at 22 May event

Win a return flight to New York: ‘My US Legal Icon’ Vlogging Prize
From the Obamas to The Notorious R.B.G -- tell us about your American hero to win a return transatlantic flight to New York City

Six bar big hitters to speak at Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019
Dedicated barrister session to feature practitioners from Hardwicke and Cornerstone, alongside BPTC heads, academics and Inns' director