Author: Sophie Dillon

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 🥇

Reporting restrictions lifted in family courts in ‘watershed’ reform
Follows two-year ‘transparency pilot’

Government considers ending ‘computer is right’ rule following Horizon scandal
Legal presumption in spotlight

Ex-Lord Chancellor Alex Chalk joins Jones Day
Partner in the firm’s global disputes practice

CMS launches fresh round of redundancies
15 lawyer roles in real estate practice

Navigating the high-stakes world of commodities law
Hill Dickinson partner John McNeilly talks about geopolitics, ‘firefighting’ and volatility in the world of commodities law

Junior solicitor struck off for misleading clients on case progression
'Serious' and 'persisting' misconduct

Simmons sets regional record with £96k salary for Bristol NQ solicitors
Whopping 25% increase 😲

Neel Sachdev on life at Paul Weiss, his vision for the future, and what he expects from the firm’s first UK trainees
City law heavyweight sits down with Legal Cheek Careers

Paralegal barred for attempting to cover up missed emails
Isolated incident

Big Four player KPMG eyes US law firm launch
Targets $400 billion US legal market