Author: Thomas Connelly

Come into the office just 60% of the time, Herbert Smith Freehills tells lawyers
Benchmark set for post-pandemic operations

Big screen justice: Cinemas to host Scottish jury trials
Selected for their good digital connectivity and secure IT infrastructure

COVID-19: Regulator predicts drop in pupillage numbers
Knock-on effects of pandemic likely felt by students seeking training spots over next two years, according to new BSB impact report

‘Extremely drunk’ senior partner fined £10k after kissing and touching paralegal in wine bar
Incident followed ‘extended lunch’ with colleagues

Top 10 spots for Glasgow, Solent, Leeds and Aberdeen in latest law school rankings
Oxford University comes first

Herbert Smith Freehills sets ethnicity goal for London NQ lawyers
Proportion of minority rookies retained to ‘at least equal’ proportion of minority rookies in each intake, says firm

Squire Patton Boggs to let lawyers work remotely up to 50% of time
Six-month trial coincides with City office move

Pinsent Masons partner lands top role at Oxford Uni
Lawyer David Isaac elected provost of Worcester College

Skadden funds immigration law training contract in Manchester
US law firm's London office teams up with Legal Education Foundation

Gruntasnorus Poo Face! Glasgow Uni law prof in Zoom name blunder
Blames 11-year-old daughter

Ashurst keeps 18 out of 20 NQ solicitors
90% autumn score

Reed Smith cuts London lawyer roles in wake of pandemic
13 associates and six support staff redundant following review

Burges Salmon records 97% trainee retention score
29 out of 30

Work remotely up to 50% of the time, Linklaters tells lawyers
Magic circle player to embrace WFH life post-COVID

Linklaters rounds off magic circle retention season with 46 trainees staying on
One on fixed-term contract

Stephenson Harwood retains 11 out of 12 trainees in London
Three on fixed-term deals

Struck-off solicitor’s George Floyd comparison slammed by tribunal
Branded 'grossly offensive'

Osborne Clarke posts 96% trainee retention score
22 out of 23

Bar exams: BSB plans to offer ‘pen and paper’ resits as soon as possible
Regulator will launch 'lessons learned review' of testing issues

Ashurst ditches A-Level requirements for training contract hopefuls as government performs exam U-turn
Follows similar move by DWF