Author: Sophie Dillon
Simmons & Simmons unveils new managing partner
Emily Monastiriotis will take over the top role on 1 May
Should the Supreme Court hear more criminal appeals? The Law Commission thinks so
Part of a wider set of proposals by an independent body
Overworked, underpaid and unsafe: judges speak out on life on the bench
Worrying findings in new survey
Freshfields expand US operations with new Boston office
Fourth in America
SRA reopens investigation into Business Secretary’s ‘solicitor’ claim
Regulator aware of ‘further information’
SQE2 pass rate reaches record 81%
1,026 candidates
City law firm cashier barred from profession after transferring firm funds into personal account 124 times
Disguised payments as 'interest'
Business Secretary accused of falsely claiming he was a ‘solicitor’ — despite quitting training contract and never qualifying
Trained at Addleshaw Goddard before leaving to pursue a career in politics
Legally Blonde prequel officially casts the new Elle Woods
Law & Order's Lexi Minetree cast as lead
City law firms join forces to invest £4 million in climate action in Kenya
Will support reforestation projects in the Nandi region
NRF increases NQ lawyer salaries to £135k
12.5% raise
Trainee solicitor barred from profession over ‘inappropriate’ behaviour at firm social
Lasting impact on female colleague
Decision expected soon on solicitor apprenticeship funding future
Legal profession vocal in objection to government cuts
Slaughter and May names new managing partner
Joined MC firm as a trainee
SRA cites ‘unexpected’ data issues for delay in releasing SQE provider pass rates
Originally set for release in late 2023
Office manager caught using law firm’s credit card to buy champagne
Booze delivered to home address
Host of US law firms launch Trump trackers
Follows frantic flurry of executive orders
Cambridge, Oxford, and UCL secure top 10 spots in global law school rankings
Stanford takes top spot 🥇