Author: Thomas Connelly
Number of lawyers using AI tech remains low, Oxford Uni research finds
Hype not matching reality
Jury trials on hold due to coronavirus fears
Jurors summoned for this week told to remain at home
Barrister convicted of assault suspended for three months
Open to appeal
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
Chambers invites pupillage applicants to interview by mistake
Exclusive: Changes to Gateway system 'contributed to errors', says Temple Garden
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
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'
Regulator postpones centralised BPTC exams
Decision follows new government guidance to combat spread of COVID-19
BPP gives students option to sit LPC exam or delay
Law school’s approach follows advice from Public Health England
ULaw and City Law School to suspend face-to-face teaching in response to coronavirus
Both will switch online lectures from 23 March
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
£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
Two-thirds of legal professionals struggle to make ends meet
But over half too scared to ask for pay rise
Blackstone barristers team up with education charity to create ‘Women in Law’ children’s book
Illustrated by school pupils
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
Coronavirus outbreak: lawyers in Vienna and New York hospitalised
Firm staff also test positive
Baker McKenzie’s London office reopens after employee tests negative for coronavirus
Sent staff home on Thursday
Law Society boosts recommended minimum pay for trainee solicitors by 1.9%
£22,541 in London and £19,992 elsewhere
Paralegal jailed for online child abuse removed from profession
Aspiring barrister pleaded guilty to 158 sex offences
Extinction Rebellion to target Slaughter and May’s London HQ
Magic circle player's links to oil industry cited in online protest post