Author: Thomas Connelly

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

Dentons increases NQ lawyer pay by 15% to £92k
Juniors recording 1,700 billing hours to receive £107,640

Criminal bar gets its first hijab-wearing QC
“It’s a surreal experience," says No5 Chambers' Sultana Tafadar

Clydes and BLM to vote on merger
Follows positive discussions

Taylor Wessing lawyer delivers aid to Ukraine border
London partner James Goold makes trip in supply-laden van

Formal warning for judge who conducted hearing from his car
Justice on the go 🚗

Vinson & Elkins ups NQ lawyer salaries in London to £159,500
Another day, another pay rise 💷

Browne Jacobson to ‘kick-start’ careers of aspiring black lawyers with new mentoring programme
Paid work experience and 'bespoke masterclasses'

Not enough! Criminal bar responds to government’s £135 million legal aid pledge
Lord Chancellor accepts recommendation of independent review -- but bar chief warns move won't stop colleagues quitting

Gibson Dunn tops London NQ lawyer pay table with 12% boost to £161,700
Also rises for juniors at Simpson Thacher and Covington & Burling

Legal aid reform: Criminal barristers vote overwhelmingly in favour of direct action
No returns from 11 April ❌

A&O and Clifford Chance complete magic circle departures from Moscow
Host of top international firms have shuttered offices in response to invasion

Top criminal law firm fined £98k after cyber attack led to court bundles being leaked on dark web
Tuckers IT weaknesses exploited, ICO finds

Freshfields, BCLP, HSF, Latham and Squires join flood of firms to quit Moscow
Russia exodus continues

Eversheds and Gowling become latest to cut Russia ties as Cleary ‘temporarily’ closes Moscow outpost
Invasion response continues

Ukraine war: Battle-ready Supreme Court judge urges City law firms to quit Moscow
Ivan Mishchenko swaps robes for rifle

Shakespeare Martineau to offer TCs in Scotland for first time
New rookies will join Glasgow office

Ukraine invasion: Ashurst ceases Russian work as City response continues
Big legal players reassess Moscow links