Author: Jonathan Ames

University of Law boss stands down in post-sale top-tier shake-up

Exclusive: Chief executive goes and top finance man is also thought to be heading for door

Aug 3 2015 9:36am

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The best from below the line

Jul 31 2015 4:50pm

Latest research: three-quarters of young lawyers say they fear professional ‘burnout’

More money would help rectify work-life unbalance … along with fewer irritating clients

Jul 31 2015 11:29am

Legal charity offers seven social welfare training contracts for second year running

Application process kicks off next week for positions across the UK

Jul 31 2015 9:33am

Judicial girl power a long way off, but women make gains on bench

Official figures show more than half of young judges are female

Jul 30 2015 2:06pm

Last-minute training contract applications are a waste of time

Thinking of burning the midnight oil to make a bid for City glory? Don’t, advise top law firm specialists

Jul 30 2015 12:27pm

Two silks and a regional law firm have best High Court ‘win rates’, says survey

Boffins invoke artificial intelligence to determine which are the best litigation horses to back

Jul 30 2015 9:28am

Revised trainee solicitor hiring code is here; market braces for chaos

Law firm pressure forces junior lawyers group to drop application deadline guidance

Jul 29 2015 2:44pm

‘My Family’ actor with drugs record bids to be human rights barrister

Gabriel Thomson was busted for coke seven years ago, but that's not stopping him from going for philosophy first and then the GDL

Jul 29 2015 12:54pm

Full transcript of judge’s luggage rant at British Airways lawyers emerges

What appears to be court stenographer’s note appears online

Jul 29 2015 9:45am

Top barrister and London mayor allegedly flout cycling laws together

Lawyer accepting a dangerous midnight “backie” last week also happens to be BoJo’s wife

Jul 28 2015 9:03am

Crime legal aid lawyers paying the price for years of fat cat fees, says top silk

Incendiary remarks could divide profession as barristers head to picket lines today in support of solicitors' battle against MoJ rate cuts

Jul 27 2015 1:02pm

Crime barrister slapped with £2,000 fine for dropping big ‘N-word’ bomb

Matthew Lawson’s profile no longer on Carmelite Chambers website after calling woman a "nigger bitch"

Jul 27 2015 11:07am

Solicitor leader struck off for fiddling funds

Curse of the Law Society governing body strikes again as disciplinary tribunal gives the bullet to council member

Jul 27 2015 9:07am

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The best below-the-line thoughts from the last five days

Jul 24 2015 4:01pm

Law firm partner in alleged drink-fuelled air rage ruck on London-bound flight

A 41-year-old woman corporate immigration expert is suspended after producing a passable impersonation of an Essex lager lout

Jul 24 2015 12:18pm

Supervisor tells pupil she looks ‘quite f*ckable’ — report highlights sexism at bar

Two surveys this week illustrate just how much work bar leaders have to do to drive out the Fred Flintstone attitudes

Jul 24 2015 9:14am

Legal aid strike falling apart as big firms head back to work

Exclusive: Rumours suggest that core group has struck a deal on verge of Ministry of Justice meeting

Jul 23 2015 1:26pm

Gove calls make-or-break meeting in bid to resolve crime legal aid dispute

Four lawyer lobbying groups will meet Justice Secretary -- but Law Society and Bar Council are in the cold

Jul 22 2015 12:27pm

Latest advocacy row — bar leaders slam solicitors for poor family court work

Top silks call on Ministry of Justice to launch a review of courtroom standards as public is in “danger”

Jul 21 2015 2:15pm

Award-winning junior barrister Connor Johnston says lawyers can still make a go of legal aid

Housing law specialist and winner of Legal Aid Practitioners Group gong remains positive in face of cuts

Jul 21 2015 9:40am