Author: Thomas Connelly

City lawyer whose ‘sexist’ LinkedIn message sparked media frenzy switches firms
Alexander Carter-Silk made headlines in 2015 after praising Charlotte Proudman's 'stunning' profile photo

Tech isn’t meeting our needs, say nearly half of lawyers
Over a third considering career change as a result

Willkie Farr & Gallagher ditches partner embroiled in college admissions scandal
Decision comes after Gordon Caplan announced he'd plead guilty to fraud

Ince Gordon Dadds adviser Peter Hain cleared over naming Philip Green in House of Lords
But Labour peer's actions 'not compatible with the rule of law', says Lord Chief Justice

Law second most pressure-filled profession
Ahead of healthcare, education and finance, research suggests

Jones Day faces £150 million sex discrimination claim over ‘fraternity culture’
Six female former associates launch group action

One in 15 junior solicitors is suicidal, research finds
Sharp rise in rookies experiencing mental ill-health

DWF’s Milton Keynes office to close next month
Exclusive: News of the closure comes just weeks after firm's flotation on London Stock Exchange

EY’s foray into law continues with legal outsourcing acquisition
Big four titan snaps up Thomson Reuters' Pangea3

Sexism from judges exaggerated, says Lord Chief Justice
Small number of examples give 'false impression'

It’s ‘foolish’ to blame the solicitor, says Afghan-born barrister stripped of case after client requested ‘white male’
Rehana Popal hit headlines last year after tweeting about incident

Irish law school apologises for ‘ill-judged’ Twitter response to mental health concerns
Maynooth Uni law student questioned decision to schedule land and equity exams the day after each other

King’s College history student beats Oxbridge wannabe lawyers to ‘Advocate of the Year’ prize
Bar hopeful Tristan Greene victorious in BPP-backed comp

2 Bedford Row invites aspiring barristers to pupillage interview in error
Exclusive: Promptly disinvites them

It’s not ‘virtue-signalling’: 20 Essex Street QC hits back at critics of contextual recruitment system
Decision to embrace City law hiring process drew fire from Legal Cheek readers

Estonia to build ‘robot judge’ to clear case backlog
Baltic nation's justice officials call on services of 28-year-old AI whizz

London lawyer jailed for misleading FBI during Trump-Russia probe to face disciplinary tribunal
'Allegations are as yet unproven', says SRA

Litigant in person throws White Book at barrister
Lawyer lent self-representing claimant practitioners' text at judge's request

Edinburgh Uni law students want to ban non-law undergrads from using their newly-refurbished library
Frustration over lack of seating

Frustrated family judge who banged hand on desk was ‘sarcastic and condescending’
Issued formal advice