Author: Thomas Connelly

US titan Cravath retakes lawyer salary crown with market-topping rises
What impact will fresh pay war have on associates in the City of London?

Magistrate given formal warning after researching defendant online
Help reaching decision

SQE2: Pass rate climbs slightly to 79%
Over 1,000 students sat latest assessment

‘AI paralegal’ passes SQE
77% score

Trowers: More lawyer roles at risk amid ‘continued slowdown’
Cut 18 jobs last month

Former trainee solicitor barred for concealing criminal property
Resigns four months into TC

‘Are you a Jew?’ Husband and wife City lawyers subjected to ‘antisemitic attack’ on bus
Footage of incident involving associates from Slaughters and MoFo shared widely online

Axiom Ince: Dawn raids and arrests as Serious Fraud Office launches probe
Over £60 million missing from client account

Bakers targets A Level students with social mobility support programme
Skills sessions, networking, mentorship and more

A&O suffers cyber attack
Impacts small number of storage servers, says firm

International Bar Association calls for Gaza ceasefire
Reminds both sides of their obligations under human rights and criminal law

Students sent home after waiting six hours to sit SQE exam
Exclusive: IT issue... again

Mishcon funds 100 education scholarships for women from low-income countries
Teams up with social enterprise

Axiom Ince: Law Society expresses concern over possible one-off levy to plug £64 million black hole
Calls for consultation before decision is made

London go-to destination for commercial disputes, report finds
Outperforms New York, Singapore and Hong Kong