Author: Thomas Connelly

Slaughter and May to allow trainees to work remotely one day a week
New policy enables 'majority' of staff to work away from the office up to 40% of the time

Take a Covid-19 test before coming into the office, Skadden tells unvaccinated London lawyers
Internal memo urges staff to get jabbed

Slaughters hands lawyers and staff Covid bonuses
Extra 5% 'in recognition of everybody’s hard work'

Abertay Uni law student faces disciplinary action over ‘offensive’ gender comments during online class
Lisa Keogh says she provided 'evidence' to support her views 'because it's what we do as law students'

Eversheds Sutherland launches risk & compliance grad scheme
Roles in Leeds from September

City Law School suspends two-part bar course following low student sign-ups
Exclusive: Budding barristers prefer full and part-time options

Norway tops European lawyer pay table with £112k average salary
UK ranks 9th with £94k

Gowling latest to offer 50% home-working option to lawyers and staff
Trials flexible start and finish times, as well as compressed working weeks

Students can spend upwards of £1,000 appealing SQE results
Cash refunded if errors are found

Linklaters elects first female senior partner
Aedamar Comiskey joined the firm as trainee almost 30 years ago

Ropes & Gray set to ditch 5-day in-office week for UK associates
US player latest to adopt more flexible approach to lawyering

Fraudsters impersonate magic circle law firm on WhatsApp
Fake Linklaters texts concern a 'foreign business transaction'

Clifford Chance launches virtual work experience for sixth form students
Magic circle giant reaches out to 16-18 year olds

Norton Rose Fulbright nudges NQ solicitor pay to £85k following Covid cuts
Rise falls short of pre-pandemic rate

Hogan Lovells launches trainee mentoring scheme to boost retention of BAME lawyers
Group sessions to cover topics including 'relationship building' and 'overcoming Imposter Syndrome'

Linklaters to fund SQE prep courses for refugee lawyers
Through tie-up with BARBRI and charity Breaking Barriers

Osborne Clarke hands staff a slice of the profits as Shoosmiths says ‘thank you’ with bonuses
Lockdown rewards continue

Liverpool Uni law grad earns £60k a year on OnlyFans
Alaw Haf, 23, posts glamour shots from family home in Wales

Clifford Chance to allow lawyers to work remotely up to 50% of the time
New policy comes into effect once Covid restrictions are lifted on 21 June

Teen charged with junior lawyer’s murder
Khuram Javed shot dead in Sheffield earlier this month

Slaughter and May pushes ahead with associate salary rises
Magic circle player also restarts staff pay reviews as part of an easing of financial measures put in place during the pandemic