Author: Thomas Connelly
Flexible training contract specialist signs SQE training deal with College of Legal Practice
Accutrainee to fund rookies through super-exam prep
Simmons pledges £100k in free legal support to start-ups tackling climate change
International law firm says collaboration is key to addressing crisis
Solicitor sanctioned for ‘offensive’ WhatsApp messages
Group chat contained around 100 members
Ashurst to offer course in imposter syndrome
City firm looks to help aspiring lawyers set broader definitions of 'success' and 'accomplishment'
Mishcon fined £25k over football agent fees
Breached account rules
Fieldfisher teams up with client Peloton to create ‘diversity vac scheme’
Two-week programme for aspiring lawyers from unrepresented groups
UK law firm becomes first to sell legal advice as NFT
Crypto art 🤝 billable hours
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
Macfarlanes launches ‘app scheme’
TC hopefuls can now get the 'trainee experience' via their phones
Disbarment for barrister who asked fellow lawyer to lie about sex assault
Handed suspended sentence earlier this year
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
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'
Dechert boosts trainee salaries to £50k and £55k
Rises of up to 11% 💷
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
Osborne Clarke picks BPP to prepare future trainees for SQE
First cohort starts September 2024
Fad or future? Elite law firms target tech-savvy students for non-law roles
A new wave of TC alternatives is sweeping the City
Magic circle pay war: A&O matches Linklaters with £107.5k NQ lawyer salary
Trainee pay also up
Womble Bond aims to run all offices on renewable energy by 2026
International law firm latest to set net zero target 🍃
College of Legal Practice strikes SQE training deal with Solent Law School
Tie-up will see super-exam prep offered as optional LLB module
From The Gherkin to Gotham: Kirkland & Ellis to leave iconic London home after 15 years
US titan strikes deal on new 'Gotham City' skyscraper