Author: Thomas Connelly

Teesside Uni law student who assaulted officer didn’t understand police powers
Handed conditional discharge

Vegans should be legally exempt from workplace tea rounds, argues London lawyer
They shouldn't be asked to handle cows' milk

White & Case boosts London trainee solicitor pay by 6%
£48,000 in year one, rising to £53,000 in year two

Solent, Cumbria and London South Bank outperform Russell Group rivals in law degree league table
Cambridge bags top spot on latest Guardian list

Ban for former Ropes & Gray London trainee who ‘traced’ client’s signature
Failed to act with integrity, according to SRA decision

Oxford Uni medical student spared jail for stabbing boyfriend quits degree to pursue barrister dream
Lavinia Woodward plans to study law at unnamed London university, 'friend' claims

Boris Johnson’s court summons appeal initially assigned to Mrs Justice Thornton — wife of former Labour leader Ed Miliband
High Court judge recuses herself due to ‘political connection’, according to report

Ministry of Justice commits £2 million to legal tech
As barristers ballot on strike action enters final hour

London chambers pulls ad offering to pay paralegal less than minimum wage
Exclusive: Temple Court Chambers' £12,000 salary was an 'error'

Anglia Ruskin business grad who studied GDL and LPC to pursue ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree claim receives £61,000 payout
Pok Wong sued uni for false advertising and disputed ‘high-quality’ teaching

BCLP and Bindmans team up with Queen Mary to offer LLB students year-long paid placements
Russell Group uni builds on 2015 tie-up with Reed Smith

Boris Johnson to face court over alleged Brexit campaign misconduct
Private prosecution brought following successful crowdfunding campaign

Trainee pay at Sidley Austin hits £55,000
Rises of up to 7% for US outfit's London rookies

Law firm switches to four-day working week
But office open later into evening

Freshfields becomes second magic circle firm to bump GDL maintenance grant to £10,000
Just weeks after boosting NQ pay to £100,000

Law firm criticised over trainee’s ‘imbecilic’ insult
Unnamed Brandsmiths rookie was responding to disclosure request

York Uni apologises after law students receive wrong exam paper twice
Public law questions dished out on two occasions during EU assessment

Shearman & Sterling ups NQ solicitor pay to £120,000
A boost of 14%

‘We need a 50% target of women in all chambers’, says Charlotte Proudman
#MeToo pioneer calls for tougher sanctions for sexist behaviour

‘My watch has ended’: Law firm partner sends incredible Game of Thrones inspired farewell email
'Last one left, burn the rest of us'

Question mark remains over super-exam Welsh translation
Failure to do so may be unlawful, academic claims