Author: Thomas Connelly

Freshfields keeps 32 of 34 spring NQ solicitors
Macfarlanes also confirms 100% score

White & Case keeps 14 of 17 NQ solicitors
Two rookies qualify into the firm's offices in Dubai and Geneva

Retirement age for judges upped to 75
Five years longer

Stephenson Harwood retains 80% of NQ solicitors
8 out of 10

Employment tribunal awards former BPP law lecturer £168k
Elizabeth Aylott found to have been constructively unfairly dismissed

Law Society president steps down amid misconduct claims
David Greene, who denies claim he misled judge, will leave role later this month

Plastic surgeon Zooms in to virtual court during operation
And you thought 'cat lawyer' was strange

A&O launches in LA
Magic circle outfit scoops 19 lawyers from Akin Gump

Ex-Clifford Chance junior lawyer charged with insider trading alongside younger banker brother
Profited in excess of £140k, FCA claim

15 City law firms sign social mobility action plan
Outfits to offer mentoring to aspiring lawyers from disadvantaged backgrounds

Jo Maugham QC claims Allen & Overy blacklisted him and his chambers
Tax barrister says 'ban' came in ‘aftermath’ of fox killing tweet

City Law School launches student-staffed environmental law clinic
Latest pro bono offering sees aspiring lawyers work on green policy and legal problems

Freshfields targets social mobility ‘cold spots’ with sixth form mentoring scheme
Teens eligible for paid internships at magic circle firm

CILEx launches SQE rival for school leavers
Training body creates new route to lawyer qualification which will cost a maximum of £12.5k

Solicitor who assaulted female family member rebuked
Received conditional caution

Macfarlanes restores NQ lawyer salaries to £85,000 following COVID cut
Pay trimmed by £5k last summer

Councillor in chaotic parish meeting is a lawyer
Aled Brewerton -- one of the participants in the now viral video call -- has a legal background, report claims

Herbert Smith Freehills keeps 28 out of 30 NQ associates
Solid spring score of 93%

Pandemic-driven private equity boom helps Kirkland’s revenues soar to record $5 billion
Moneyed partners wary not to trumpet financial success in light of global crisis, according to insiders