Author: Katie King

Over before it’s even began: Two trainee solicitors removed from profession
One was a fraudster, the other lied about storing firm documents

Female partners in London earn £165,000 less than male counterparts
Gender bias and nepotism still present, partners think

UK sixth most human rights-friendly country in Europe
Nordic countries more ECHR-compliant, but UK beats Germany, Italy, Spain and 38 others

Privately-educated kids continue to dominate bar despite two thirds of barristers snubbing regulator’s request for schooling info
Overrepresented among pupils, barristers and QCs

Only a barrister could describe a man sneezing on the Tube like this
Ironically, it went viral

City solicitor placed on sex offenders register after assault conviction avoids being struck off
He was also found guilty of racist assault

Academics to tackle research desert with first of its kind study on disabled lawyers
What barriers do these lawyers face and how do they overcome them?

Exeter law grad reveals Lord Neuberger is a huge Game of Thrones fan as he presents ex-Supreme Court president with honorary degree
Exclusive: He's into Breaking Bad too

A third of lawyers earn more than £100k
Fat cat figures beat insurance, consulting and tech professions

Final year becomes third Bristol law student in 14 months to die in suspected suicide
University encourages students and staff affected by news to contact support services

Ex-Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger is touring non-Russell Group universities and state schools with a future CMS trainee
Exclusive: Pair seek to do good with their unlikely friendship

QC launches scathing attack on Judge Rinder for ‘denigrating the law’
But many silks disagree

Taylor Wessing lawyer who rowed Atlantic in memory of his mother breaks world record
The emotional story behind senior associate George Biggar’s transatlantic feat

Lady Hale among judicial celebs to watch new Lord Chancellor sworn in
We learnt he once spent a night in a prison cell

The law firms that give their trainees the most interesting work – 2018 edition
There's more to early stage legal practice than document review

London law student handed suspended sentence over part in £750,000 fraud
‘Severe question mark’ over her legal career

Number of new law students up by one fifth since tuition fee hike
Exclusive: Law bucks the trend as overall student numbers fall

House of Lords peer reports Hogan Lovells to regulator over claims it ‘walked into a web of corruption for a fat fee’
International firm hits back at ‘unfounded’ accusations

A matter of life and death: Supreme Court justices hear capital punishment case
Top barristers at Matrix Chambers defend man sentenced to hang

‘Fake news’: Theresa May takes credit for law that was actually made by the EU
Law students, prepare to cringe