Author: Thomas Connelly

Reed Smith to relocate London office

2024 move date

Apr 29 2022 10:47am
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Bar Council and northern law firm Ward Hadaway hit by cyber attacks

Criminals continue to target profession

Apr 28 2022 10:49am
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Top City firms fund 22 aspiring social welfare lawyers through the SQE

Begin prep with BARBRI this month

Apr 27 2022 8:53am
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Eversheds’ Russia lawyers launch new firm

Move follows global outfit's exit in response to Ukraine invasion

Apr 26 2022 10:06am
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SRA appoints new education and training chief

Former Ofqual boss Julie Swan replaces retiring Julie Brannan

Apr 19 2022 9:21am

Justice minister quits over Boris Johnson’s ‘partygate’ fine

Commercial barrister Lord Wolfson slams 'repeated rule-breaking, and breaches of the criminal law, in Downing Street’

Apr 14 2022 7:34am
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Bakers backs ‘up and coming’ fintech firms with £100k worth of free legal support

City player to advise three UK start-ups over six-month period

Apr 13 2022 8:43am

SRA abandons prosecution of junior solicitor who lost briefcase

Regulator drops case against Claire Louise Matthews in light of new medical evidence

Apr 11 2022 3:29pm
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Mishcon teams up with UCL to fund lawtech PhD

Four-year fellowship will explore use of AI in legal sector

Apr 11 2022 9:50am

Gender pay gap narrows slightly at A&O

'Changes continue to be small', says magic circle player, 'but the overall trend is moving in the right direction'

Apr 5 2022 3:30pm
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BSB ditches bar aptitude test

Regulator says entry exam no longer an effective filter of wannabe barristers who will likely fail the course

Apr 1 2022 9:52am
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‘A new Wild West’: Lords urge better oversight of AI in justice

Justice and Home Affairs Committee warns legislation is failing to keep pace with tech

Mar 31 2022 9:50am
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Ukraine crisis: Law students and lawyers look to tackle immigration challenges using lawtech

Profession addresses visa, language and resource issues during 48-hour 'idea sprint'

Mar 30 2022 8:55am

UK government appoints top war crimes lawyer to help Ukraine on ‘journey to justice’ against Russia

Judge and Doughty Street associate tenant Sir Howard Morrison QC will act as independent adviser to war-torn country's chief prosecutor

Mar 28 2022 10:20am
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Milbank bumps trainee pay to £62.5k

Year one rookies now on £57.5k

Mar 25 2022 11:15am
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Online law school launches ‘O Shaped Lawyer’ course

College of Legal Practice teams up with project founder and Network Rail GC Dan Kayne to develop new module focusing on human and business skills

Mar 23 2022 10:41am
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Dentons increases NQ lawyer pay by 15% to £92k

Juniors recording 1,700 billing hours to receive £107,640

Mar 22 2022 11:12am
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Criminal bar gets its first hijab-wearing QC

“It’s a surreal experience," says No5 Chambers' Sultana Tafadar

Mar 22 2022 10:08am
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