Author: Thomas Connelly
Morning round-up: Friday 24 July
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Has judge broken the law by ordering artistic pot smoker to sketch him in court?
Cannabis consuming teenager ordered to draw judge and solicitors three times a week
Nabarro posts disappointing 77% autumn retention rate for qualifying solicitors
London property specialist law firm fails to capitalise on strong spring retention trend as three trainees head for the door
Financial Conduct Authority trainee flogs top City law firm training contract application answers
Exclusive: Graduate offers students an "unfair advantage" in return for cash
What corporate lawyers say Vs what corporate lawyers mean
The euphemisms that keep the deals moving
‘Breaking Bad’ star takes hard man role in bizarre law firm advert
First 'Con Air', then 'Breaking Bad' and now ... Bergener Mirejovsky
Morning round-up: Friday 17 July
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Four trainees say no to Slaughter and May as firm records 89% autumn retention
Blue-blood City player today revealed that 33 of its 37 September qualifiers will remain at the firm
Vac schemes: students do everything but legal work
As the summer stints draw to a close, Legal Cheek asks the pivotal question: did anyone do any legal work?
Morning round-up: Wednesday 15 July
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Arts students work harder than law students, stats reveal
A leading education think tank suggests wannabe lawyers might not have it as tough as they make out to counterparts in other disciplines
Jones Day and Taylor Wessing continue strong autumn retention trend for City firms
London office of US giant hangs onto all qualifiers; Anglo-German firm keeps 87%
Mills & Reeve reveals strong autumn retention figure of 88%
The 14 new lawyers will be spread across the firm’s Cambridge, Norwich and Birmingham offices
The award-nominated pro bono scheme that makes students pay to plug the legal aid gap
A 'highly commended’ programme charges law students nearly £400 in training fees to gain courtroom experience
White & Case latest London Yanks to retain all qualifying lawyers
Global white shoe giant revealed today that all 14 of its London-based freshly-minted junior solicitors will remain at the firm
Morning round-up: Tuesday 7 July
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts
Hogan Lovells boosts autumn retention of newbies to 79%
The Anglo-US firm has held on to 23 of 29 autumn qualifiers
Man charged with assaulting prison officer who died is an Oxford Brookes law student
Humphrey Burke was already looking at arson, attempted robbery and grievous bodily harm charges; now he may now face murder allegations after guard dies
Herbert Smith Freehills takes on the magic circle as pay rise trend continues
Global City of London firm boosts junior level pay across the board with trainees now taking home £42,000
Sullivan & Cromwell keeps pace with strong job offer trend for US firms in London
City office of New York global player set to offer jobs to all four of its autumn 2015 qualifying lawyers
15 legal GIFs that every law student can instantly relate to
The most-liked law GIFs on Facebook