Author: Thomas Connelly

Law prof sparks debate over class ‘cold calling’
Selecting students at random to answer questions — good or bad thing?

Kaplan apologises for SQE2 marking ‘error’
Exclusive: ‘Isolated’ issue with ‘small number’ of exam papers

TLT launches in Birmingham
TC and apprenticeship plans as new office grows

53% of students pass latest SQE1
Up slightly on previous sitting

Macfarlanes adopts AI bot ‘Harvey’
Follows A&O

Taylor Wessing rewards lawyers with crypto tokens
Redeem for benefits

Barristers given fresh guidance on social media behaviour
'Strike balance' between human rights and professional obligations, says regulator

Legal charity offers free ‘climate clauses’
Greener commercial agreements

UCL and Glasgow beat Oxford in latest law school rankings
Cambridge takes top spot

A&O and Shearman partners prepare to vote on mega-merger
Requires 75% approval from both partnerships

Sidley sets four day office week
Move mirrors other US players

Top news presenter joins Irwin Mitchell
Ex-BBC anchor Joanna Gosling lands legal role

PEP ‘not helpful’, says Mishcon
London law firm confirms it will no longer publish profit per equity partner figure as it reveals latest set of financial results

A&O breaks £2 billion revenue barrier ahead of proposed Shearman mega-merger
Partner profits dip due to 'challenging market conditions'

BSB issues guidance for aspiring barristers caught up in marking boycott
Law schools can accept students with pending degree results

Paralegal lied about experience to land law firm role
Falsely described himself as a solicitor

US judge probed over lip-syncing TikToks
Follows complaint