Author: Rhys Duncan

Ex-Magic Circle lawyer cleared of insider trading
Brother's trial continues

Shoosmiths to recruit solicitor apprentices for the first time
Roles open in Birmingham

Linklaters retains 41 of 49 spring qualifying trainees
One on fixed-term deal

Bar course students offered extra exam resits
Follows trial last year

Surge in bullying reports to lawyer wellbeing charity
LawCare records one of its 'busiest years ever'

Barristers warned against risks of ChatGPT
But Bar Council says AI use not 'inherently improper'

High Court: Law Society secures win in legal aid row with government
Chancery Lane took action over failure to implement recommended fee rises

Freshfields records 84% trainee retention rate
31 of 37 staying on

Train strikes: SQE exams will go ahead as planned
SRA tells students to plan ahead

Clifford Chance to monitor lawyers’ office attendance
Follows Slaughter and May

Chambers boost pupillage awards in hunt for top grad talent
Increases of as much as 40%

Top law firms join forces with UWE to launch diversity work experience programme
Osborne Clarke, Burges Salmon and Simmons & Simmons among outfits involved

Solicitor suspended for eight years for jury internet research
Ex-Irwin Mitchell associate spent four weeks in prison

Big Four giant EY to cut UK legal roles
Up to 24 positions at risk

Top tips on how to secure pupillage courtesy of a pupil supervisor
'It’s a marathon not a sprint’, says Gatehouse Chambers barrister Phillip Patterson