Author: Emily Hinkley

Government Legal Department reveals SQE plans
Also looks to increase trainee numbers

Law ranks second for graduate earning power
Beaten by investment banking

UK law firms ramp up rookie recruitment in Ireland
Simmons to double TC offering while Bird & Bird and Taylor Wessing plan scheme launches

‘Big Legal Lesson’ looks to teach school students their legal rights
New education campaign backed by Mishcon and the Law Society

Hogan Lovells becomes latest big legal player to offer solicitor apprenticeships
Recruitment begins later this year

Over a third of lawyers missed out on pay boosts last year
Only 18% received cost of living rise, survey finds, while more than a quarter are considering job change

PI specialist Fletchers expands TC offering with Leeds office launch
Firm targets 'one of the fastest-growing business and financial hubs in the UK'

Gender pay gap bot targets law firms (again!)
It’s back with added accountability

Apprenticeship specialist creates new pathway for part-qualified aspiring solicitors
Damar Training says tie-up with BARBRI 'significantly widens access' to TC alternative

Legal Twitter reveals its craziest law firm merch
NRF ping pong balls? Or perhaps an Irwin Mitchell unicorn?

Supreme Court unveils ‘Courtney’ the bear as justices arrive in Manchester
Top judges to hear three cases in the northwest this week

Shearman and Hogan Lovells end merger talks
'A combination at this time is not in the best interest of either firm,' say duo

ULaw strikes SQE tie-up with Royal Holloway
Law school giant to deliver a range of post grad courses on uni's campus

‘I f****** hate Constitutional Law’, says Kim Kardashian
Shares study update on Insta

US outfit Cravath set to offer English legal services for first time
Reportedly recruits lawyers from Shearman

Law Society to trial regional admission ceremonies for solicitors qualifying outside London
First one later this year

Garden Court barrister arrested after climbing tree to stop felling
Paul Powlesland documented the incident on Twitter

Hogan Lovells keeps 19 out of 20 NQs
Two on fixed-term deals

ChatGPT no match for high street solicitors, research finds
But surprisingly good at drafting contacts

Supreme Court justices prepare to hear three big cases in Manchester
Foul water, equality act and more