Author: Alex Aldridge

Magic circle and US law firms ‘must change the way they work’ or face ‘doom’, warns the FT

Will £100k+ for newly qualified solicitors prove a high water mark?

Jun 14 2019 3:51pm

Linklaters delays SQE transition to 2022

Exclusive: UK’s largest training law firm to stick with LPC for extra year after new Solicitors Qualifying Exam comes into place

Jun 4 2019 8:55am

Profession prepares for big changes in training of lawyers

Scrapping of LPC, shift to apprenticeships and focus on tech prompt enthusiasm and anxiety in equal measure

May 31 2019 11:15am

How Freshfields’ £100k NQ pay will change the profession

Magic circle embrace of MoneyLaw set to have far-reaching effects

May 15 2019 8:52am

City law firms prepare to overhaul training structures as SQE nears

Legal Cheek-BARBRI super-exam survey results revealed

Mar 26 2019 8:48am

Two US law firm events next week — one for students, one for junior lawyers

Lawyers from Shearman & Sterling, Kirkland & Ellis, Skadden and Quinn Emanuel take centre stage at London events

Jan 11 2019 5:11pm

Norton Rose Fulbright launches innovation-focused grad scheme

Training contract alternative to start in March 2019

Dec 12 2018 2:08pm

UK Supreme Court judge Lord Hodge admits ‘naivety’ at attending Federalist Society dinner

He refers to his ‘innocence’ in accepting invite from right-wing group that’s helping President Trump pick top judges, including Brett Kavanaugh

Dec 7 2018 11:50am

BBC journalist spots dead rat in the Royal Courts of Justice

He’s drawn a picture of the rodent to get round photo ban

Dec 4 2018 2:48pm

Magic circle and the bar team up with Oxford University on £1.2 million AI research project

Education and training of future lawyers is a central aim

Nov 30 2018 8:39am

Lord Sumption tells barristers they’ve been getting it wrong on legal aid

Maverick Supreme Court judge says state funding is essential for crime but 'discretionary' for civil work — and bar needs to accept the public think they’re 'rich toffs', however unfair that may be

Nov 26 2018 8:28am

A conversation with barrister Jamie Susskind about his new book Future Politics

What does the transformational power of technology mean for law students and lawyers?

Nov 19 2018 4:44pm

Revealed: the law firms with the nicest partners in Britain 2018-19

The new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey results -- analysed

Nov 9 2018 9:34am

Over 70% of junior legal profession still wants to remain in the EU

Legal Cheek’s survey of over 800 law students and lawyers delivers resounding result

Nov 5 2018 10:39am

Revealed: The best law firms for tech 2018-19

The results from the new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey are in

Oct 31 2018 11:05am

UK Supreme Court judge warns of cryptocurrency bubble … nearly a year after it burst

It looks like there won't be a SupremeCourtCoin

Oct 30 2018 1:33pm