Author: Thomas Connelly

Ashurst to offer course in imposter syndrome

City firm looks to help aspiring lawyers set broader definitions of 'success' and 'accomplishment'

Nov 1 2021 12:33pm

Mishcon fined £25k over football agent fees

Breached account rules

Nov 1 2021 10:41am

Fieldfisher teams up with client Peloton to create ‘diversity vac scheme’

Two-week programme for aspiring lawyers from unrepresented groups

Nov 1 2021 9:25am

UK law firm becomes first to sell legal advice as NFT

Crypto art 🤝 billable hours

Oct 27 2021 1:13pm
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SQE prep provider launches £50k social mobility scholarship fund

Law Training Centre's 'Access to Law' scheme enables candidates to complete part one prep course for just £950

Oct 27 2021 10:28am

Macfarlanes launches ‘app scheme’

TC hopefuls can now get the 'trainee experience' via their phones

Oct 26 2021 10:54am

Disbarment for barrister who asked fellow lawyer to lie about sex assault

Handed suspended sentence earlier this year

Oct 25 2021 10:20am

Don’t scrap the bar aptitude test, urges Bar Council. Up the pass mark instead

BSB mulls ditching entry exam after report found fewer than 1% of wannabe barristers fail to pass it

Oct 25 2021 9:17am

Abertay law grad sues uni over probe into ‘offensive’ gender comments

Lisa Keogh was cleared of wrongdoing but is now taking legal action for 'stress caused at the most crucial part of my university career'

Oct 22 2021 8:42am

Dechert boosts trainee salaries to £50k and £55k

Rises of up to 11% 💷

Oct 21 2021 9:16am

Ex-Eversheds trainee who sexually assaulted two sleeping students at house party jailed for 8 years

Attacked law student before groping another woman while she slept

Oct 18 2021 12:41pm
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Osborne Clarke picks BPP to prepare future trainees for SQE

First cohort starts September 2024

Oct 18 2021 8:55am

Fad or future? Elite law firms target tech-savvy students for non-law roles

A new wave of TC alternatives is sweeping the City

Oct 15 2021 9:19am

Womble Bond aims to run all offices on renewable energy by 2026

International law firm latest to set net zero target 🍃

Oct 13 2021 1:30pm
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College of Legal Practice strikes SQE training deal with Solent Law School

Tie-up will see super-exam prep offered as optional LLB module

Oct 13 2021 9:12am

From The Gherkin to Gotham: Kirkland & Ellis to leave iconic London home after 15 years

US titan strikes deal on new 'Gotham City' skyscraper

Oct 12 2021 11:30am

Top City firms join forces to launch legal ops grad scheme

Intensive four-week course designed in partnership with ULaw

Oct 11 2021 9:17am

Former Eversheds trainee accused of raping law student at house party

Ex-rookie solicitor, who was suspended following his arrest, also on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a second woman at same gathering

Oct 7 2021 5:02pm

Osborne Clarke to mentor disadvantaged school kids in social mobility push

Lawyers will provide CV and interview support as well as offer career insights as part of new partnership with three secondary schools

Oct 7 2021 9:20am