Author: Thomas Connelly

Lord Dyson quits as Master of the Rolls

Country's most senior civil judge has heavily criticised both cuts to legal aid and court costs

Feb 8 2016 12:47pm

Kirkland & Ellis latest firm to join ‘100 club’ with junior lawyer pay boost

London office of Chicago outfit becomes the seventh firm to pay its NQs £100k

Feb 5 2016 1:25pm

Blackstone boosts pupillage award from £60k to £65k to keep pace with elite sets

Big-money commercial and public law set throws an extra £5,000 at its baby barristers

Feb 5 2016 9:11am

BPP law library standoff: Female GDL student confronts two male laptop thieves — grabbing one by the throat

Aspiring lawyers build human wall across Waterloo campus entrance to stop would-be thieves escaping

Feb 4 2016 2:46pm

Lecturers from Oxford, Bangor, Leicester, Trent, Westminster and Sheffield Hallam shortlisted for ‘Law Teacher of the Year 2016’

Frontrunners for the coveted prize recognised for their "exceptional teaching"

Feb 3 2016 11:37am

A law firm that used to make trainees pay for law school is now covering the cost of GDL and LPC fees

Partners at Fladgate flip broke students some cash -- will other firms outside the City follow?

Feb 3 2016 9:38am

Facebook lawyers object to Belgian court order — because it contains English words

Social media giant’s legal team are concerned Belgians won't understand terms such as “cookie” and “browser”

Feb 2 2016 1:17pm

Mechanic jailed for 27 year for killing ex-Herbert Smith Freehills paralegal in her family home

Trusted family friend murdered aspiring barrister in August 2015

Feb 1 2016 5:04pm

Sir Terry Wogan was awarded Doctor of Laws degree after mocking Leicester’s roadworks

Much-loved television presenter passed away yesterday after short battle with cancer

Feb 1 2016 3:04pm

King’s College law student uses 1930s case law to demand lifetime supply of chocolate after getting eight KitKats with no WAFER

Did the aspiring lawyer rely on the case law classic of Donoghue v Stevenson?

Feb 1 2016 12:18pm

Mayer Brown announces 100% trainee retention as it opens applications for earn-while-you-learn

Global giant with dual route to qualification keeps 2016 kids

Feb 1 2016 8:54am

‘Oriel College has basically said f*ck all the black people’: Oxford law student lashes out at uni decision to keep Cecil Rhodes statue

Controversial public Facebook post made from Ntokozo Qwabe's account -- then privacy settings are changed

Jan 29 2016 3:21pm

Big Four accountancy giants are expanding their legal services arms globally — and solicitors are getting worried

EY now has lawyers in over 29 countries; while Deloitte Legal is cracking China

Jan 28 2016 1:14pm

Fast-expanding White & Case loses retention crown as trainee retention drops to 87%

US firm's London office fails to replicate perfect 2015 results

Jan 28 2016 11:56am

Research: Law students are sociable but selfish

Arts students are moody bastards

Jan 28 2016 9:03am