Author: Thomas Connelly

Jury trials on hold due to coronavirus fears

Jurors summoned for this week told to remain at home

Mar 23 2020 10:46am

London commercial set reverses decision to cancel pupillage recruitment round

Henderson Chambers says it will now defer interviews until summer following discussions with Bar Council

Mar 20 2020 11:38am

Chambers invites pupillage applicants to interview by mistake

Exclusive: Changes to Gateway system 'contributed to errors', says Temple Garden

Mar 19 2020 2:56pm

Top London commercial set cancels pupillage recruitment round due to COVID-19 outbreak

Henderson Chambers says it cannot be confident video interviews will fairly reflect aspiring barristers abilities

Mar 19 2020 11:11am

Wealthy partners work from home while lowest paid staff are forced into the office, legal union claims

Legal Sector Workers United brands pandemic response a 'classist allocation of risk'

Mar 18 2020 11:23am

Regulator postpones centralised BPTC exams

Decision follows new government guidance to combat spread of COVID-19

Mar 17 2020 11:16am

BPP gives students option to sit LPC exam or delay

Law school’s approach follows advice from Public Health England

Mar 16 2020 1:16pm

ULaw and City Law School to suspend face-to-face teaching in response to coronavirus

Both will switch online lectures from 23 March

Mar 16 2020 11:32am

Linklaters launches grad scheme for legal operations roles

Two-year TC alternative covers key business functions including project management, innovation and pricing -- but doesn't lead to solicitor qualification

Mar 11 2020 9:02am

£1,600 fine for solicitor who forwarded ‘grossly offensive’ email to colleague

Paul Kenneth Breen was department head of Liverpool outfit when he passed on email derogatory to women

Mar 10 2020 10:36am

Two-thirds of legal professionals struggle to make ends meet

But over half too scared to ask for pay rise

Mar 9 2020 10:54am

Shoosmiths faces social media backlash over International Women’s Day ‘male champions’ panel

Discussion features three men and one woman as part of 'GOOD Guys' initiative

Mar 4 2020 4:04pm

Law Society boosts recommended minimum pay for trainee solicitors by 1.9%

£22,541 in London and £19,992 elsewhere

Feb 28 2020 9:03am

Paralegal jailed for online child abuse removed from profession

Aspiring barrister pleaded guilty to 158 sex offences

Feb 27 2020 10:02am

Extinction Rebellion to target Slaughter and May’s London HQ

Magic circle player's links to oil industry cited in online protest post

Feb 27 2020 8:13am