Author: Rhys Duncan
Barrister disbarred after exaggerating injuries in £250k personal injury claim
Clyde & Co investigated 🕵️
Long hours and low pay are driving juniors from the criminal bar, top barrister warns
Barristers 'fed up of having to pay to work'
Solicitor struck off for ‘abandoning’ his own law firm
Pile of unanswered letters caused 'fire hazard'
Over 70% of lawyers think AI is ‘force for good’
Concerns remain over accuracy and ethical issues
Swearing more common up North, claims judge
Comment made in ruling on employment dispute
Exclusive research: What time do lawyers finish work at the UK’s top 100+ law firms?
Junior lawyers face long days, late finishes, and an 'always available' culture, highlighting the demanding nature of a life in corporate law
Russian court fines Google $20 decillion — more than world’s GDP
$20,000,000,000,000 (deep breath) 000,000,000,000,000,000,000
Super-regulator hammers SRA’s handling of Axiom Ince saga
LSB triggers unprecedented enforcement action against solicitors' regulator
Top tax barrister prosecuted for tax evasion
Old Square Tax Chambers’ Robert Venables KC denies the charges
The 3 I’s: Law Society unveils new AI strategy
'Innovation, impact and integrity'
CMS bumps London NQ lawyer pay to £110k
Rises in regions too
Unregistered barrister disbarred over misleading legal experience on job application
Tried to secure role with Arden Uni
Liverpool Uni partners with six law firms to launch LLB with built-in qualifying work experience
Paid year-long placements at outfits including DWF, Hill Dickinson, and Taylor Wessing
Linklaters teams up with KCL to deliver AI training for lawyers
Classroom lessons, practical exercises and hackathon
A&O Shearman offers tips for using AI in TC applications
Contrasts with approach of Big Four accountancy firms and The Bar Council, which ban use of ChatGPT
Watson Farley & Williams keeps 16 of 18 qualifying trainees
All in first-choice spots
Slaughter and May raises newly qualified lawyer pay to £150,000
Pay review brought forward following recent market movement
Dentons launches ‘low carbon service’ with lawyers working from home, e-signatures and no printing
Carbon footprint reduced by 44%