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

Herbert Smith Freehills follows Linklaters in asking lawyers to disclose office romances
Staff asked to use ‘common sense’

Anglia Ruskin law student handed suspended sentence after threatening fellow undergrad with kitchen knife in row over cooking pot
Pair separated by a student accommodation caretaker after fight broke out

‘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
Women dominate BPTC enrolments, but more men score top marks
Even when they have the same undergraduate degree results

Lord Chancellor wants more top City lawyers to become judges
But they'll likely need to take a pay cut

Ex-Cleary Gottlieb secretary amasses secret £6.6 million fortune after observing investments made by mega-rich lawyers
Her closest friends and family had no idea

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

‘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

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

Pinsent Masons, Eversheds Sutherland, DLA Piper and CMS trump magic circle rivals in 2018 brand power list
Based on opinions of almost 500 legal counsel

Linklaters asks lawyers to disclose romantic relationships — if there might be a conflict of interest
As magic circle titan launches harassment helpline

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

Slaughter and May sacks two future trainees for failing LPC modules
Cut-throat world of corporate law laid bare

Solicitor who specialises in the rights of the elderly jailed for ‘sickening’ neglect that led to 79-year-old mother’s death
Emma-Jane Kurtz sentenced to two-and-a-half years

Percentage of trainees experiencing mental health problems DOUBLES
High workload and client demands cited as top causes of stress

Ince & Co trainee sacked over ‘professional standards’
First-year rookie's dismissal expedited after partner let slip over firm drinks

More complaints about university standards come from law students than almost any other course
Common gripes include quality of supervision and facilities

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'

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