Author: Thomas Connelly
Freshfields looks to slash air travel in sustainability push
Magic circle player also vows to reduce paper consumption and ramp up use of renewable electricity
Lockdown issues trigger rise in calls to lawyer wellbeing helpline
Stress and anxiety among top concerns, LawCare stats show
Linklaters keeps 47 out of 50 NQ solicitors
Reveals BAME-only retention score in City law first
Diversity and inclusion efforts count towards billable targets, Hogan Lovells tells lawyers
Credit system applies to activities including organising D&I events and mentoring underrepresented colleagues
Law schools welcome first SQE students as SRA ‘looks closely’ at online exam options in light of COVID
Regulator remains hopeful assessment will go ahead in November as planned
Flexi training contract specialist launches SQE scholarship for Black aspiring lawyers
Accutrainee's diversity initiative sees it team up with City outfits including CMS
Norton Rose Fulbright cuts 132 roles — majority in London
19 lawyers among redundancies
Ban for ex-Herbert Smith Freehills paralegal who faked overtime approval
Claimed extra 260 hours over two-month period
Law student told to stump up £300 a month for ‘paralegal mentorship’
Exclusive: Lawyers warn Open Uni undergrad Katrina White to steer clear
Wetherspoon to remove lockdown sceptic posters — including one featuring Lord Sumption
'It is fair to say that a few of the comments are out of date', says pub spokesperson
Henry Hendron to appear before disciplinary tribunal — again
Exclusive: Junior barrister tells Legal Cheek he's looking forward to 'knocking out each and every one of the BSB charges'
COVID attack on UCL law student racially motivated, court finds
Jonathan Mok suffered fractured nose and broken cheekbone following assault
Legal training provider reveals £2,890 SQE1 online prep course
Law Training Centre enters super-exam training market
Former ‘Lord of LinkedIn’ Alan Blacker resurfaces on TikTok
Struck off solicitor directs fans to flashy legal website
Law schools report rise in pro bono work as public turn to student-staffed clinics for legal advice
Most popular areas include employment, family and housing
BARBRI strikes SQE partnerships with Sussex Uni and national paralegal group
Tie-ups come as regulator defends super-exam’s MCQ format
Top commercial chambers rally to save criminal pupillages cancelled due to pandemic
Group follow Keating's lead in offering emergency funding for training spots
Don’t just give SQE trainees ‘repetitive admin tasks’, regulator warns law firms
SRA seeks to protect rookies qualifying under new regime
Clifford Chance restores NQ lawyer pay following COVID cut
Exclusive: £100k package returns
More law firms pay back furlough funds
DAC Beachcroft and Bevan Brittan follow host of City firms in returning government cash