Author: Bradley Fountain-Green

Criminals to be forced to attend sentencing hearings under new powers
Lawyers aren't convinced

Squire Patton Boggs partner set to referee Rugby World Cup
Barrister Wayne Barnes swaps wigs for whistles

Regulator temporarily stops Hertfordshire Uni bar course
Law school working with BSB

Weil mandates four day in-office week in London
Move brings City lawyers in line with US colleagues

New TV show to examine jury system by recreating murder trial
Real cases and even realer juries!

Research: AI will lead to more legal work being done by those without ‘traditional qualifications’
Concerns remain over regulation

Aspiring solicitor who studied film and media warns against doing dead-end arts degrees
'Overpriced and underfunded'

Orrick boosts NQ lawyer pay to £140,000
Extra £10,000

Slaughters rounds off Magic Circle autumn retention season with 93%
37 of its 40 trainees take NQ roles

Star London Kirkland lawyers resign ON A SUNDAY in corporate law power move
Reportedly join rival Paul Weiss

Research reveals the best and worst UK cities to open a law firm
Leicester comes top

Reed Smith posts 62% autumn trainee retention rate
8 out of 13 NQs take on permanent roles

ULaw tutor on course to become Law Society president
Lawyer-turned-lecturer Mark Evans will take the top spot in 2025 after being appointed deputy-vice president

Ropes & Gray tells lawyers to attend office four days a week
Monday to Thursday

Law Society recommends 10% pay rise for trainee solicitors
£26,068 in London and £23,122 elsewhere

Quartet of top City law firms announce muted financial results
Everyone struggles to keep pace with inflation

Linklaters becomes latest Magic Circle firm to post record revenues
Hits £1.9 billion -- but profits and PEP dip

Slaughter and May wants more working-class lawyers
Elite Magic Circle outfit sets series of new social mobility targets