Author: Thomas Connelly

DLA Piper to launch in Dublin as firm predicts influx of financial services work post-Brexit

Not the first outfit to rock up in Ireland since the referendum

May 15 2018 12:51pm

‘How are you, really?’ City firms and chambers on board as leading wellbeing charity gears up for mental health week

Lawyers met last night to discuss pressures facing students and juniors

May 11 2018 11:43am

Women dominate BPTC enrolments, but more men score top marks

Even when they have the same undergraduate degree results

May 11 2018 10:20am

Lord Chancellor wants more top City lawyers to become judges

But they'll likely need to take a pay cut

May 10 2018 11:50am

Legal aid row: ‘Go back to the drawing board’, Labour tells government ahead of today’s Commons debate

Over 100 chambers now refusing to take on new legal aid cases

May 8 2018 11:03am

‘I studied law at Cambridge and worked at Clifford Chance, now I own an award-winning Chinese restaurant’

Multi-tasking pro Helen Tse speaks to Legal Cheek about being a law firm partner, restauranteur, businesswoman and published author, all at the same time

May 4 2018 10:24am

Boxer Tony Bellew calls law firm partner ‘Will from The Inbetweeners’ in awkward pre-fight press conference

Then actor who played TV show's Jay turned up and handed him glasses and a briefcase

May 4 2018 9:01am

Law firm partner struck off after headbutting EastEnders star’s father in the High Court

Philip Saunders handed 18-month suspended sentence for ABH last year

May 1 2018 3:03pm

Slaughter and May sacks two future trainees for failing LPC modules

Cut-throat world of corporate law laid bare

May 1 2018 11:21am

Percentage of trainees experiencing mental health problems DOUBLES

High workload and client demands cited as top causes of stress

Apr 27 2018 3:42pm

Ince & Co trainee sacked over ‘professional standards’

First-year rookie's dismissal expedited after partner let slip over firm drinks

Apr 27 2018 12:02pm

More complaints about university standards come from law students than almost any other course

Common gripes include quality of supervision and facilities

Apr 27 2018 9:12am

Nottingham Trent law student due in court after video showing alleged racist chanting in halls goes viral

Group can be heard repeatedly shouting 'we hate the blacks'

Apr 26 2018 11:23am

Allen & Overy reveals latest tech start-ups to join its ‘Fuse’ innovation hub

AI-powered app and virtual assistants that can read among this year's successful applicants

Apr 25 2018 1:47pm