Author: Thomas Connelly

Mental health charity LawCare teams up with Sheffield and Open University academics to launch wellbeing course
Free for law students and lawyers

Tribunal praises trainee solicitor who ‘picked up pieces’ after boss abandoned firm to go ‘travelling’
Rookie left to face 'angry clients'

SRA issues alert after fraudsters impersonate City law firm partners in phishing scam
Hogan Lovells duo falsely named in emails

Slaughter and May scraps work ski trips following allegation of sexual harassment
Decision comes as part of wider review into firm social events

Alan Blacker slapped with nine-month suspended jail sentence for benefit fraud
Filmed driving miniature locomotives, despite claiming he needed round-the-clock care

Slaughter and May bumps associate pay by up to 8%
Rises follow last summer's improved six-figure packages for NQs

Barclays cuts ties with new online game that sees users play role of overworked lawyer
Creators claim it's a 'light-hearted' look at hours problem

City law firms siphoning work to regional hubs risk run-in with regulator, top academics warn
Big paying clients kept in dark over who is handling work as London players look to keep profits high

Dry January: Put down the pint and pick up the paintball gun, junior lawyers told
JLD issue fresh alcohol guidance as it bans booze from events

ULaw joins forces with Chester Uni to launch MA Law course
Tie-up follows sale of law school giant's Chester campus

‘Eat a bowl of d*cks’: Judge demands resignation of lawyer who sent over 100 sweary emails to opposing legal team
Courtroom ding-dong -- US style

Barrister Richard Hendron rescued by helicopter after boat capsizes off Spanish coast
'A difficult day in the office!'

Lady Hale appointed UCL honorary professor ahead of Supreme Court retirement
Beyoncé of the legal profession steps down next month

Royal Opera row: hedge fund lawyer guilty of assault after punching fashion designer in dispute over spare seat
Attack occurred during performance of Wagner

BPP University tight-lipped on rumours it’s no longer for sale
Law school declines to comment on website report, weeks after scooping super-exam prep course contract for six City players

Freshfields investigations partner leaves firm after investigation
Exit comes in same week magic circle player moved step closer to introducing fines for misbehaving lawyers