Author: Thomas Connelly
Allen & Overy becomes final magic circle firm to boost LPC maintenance grant to £10,000
Future trainees pocket extra £3,000
High Court strikes off depressed solicitor who stabbed wife in murder-suicide bid
It overturns a more lenient tribunal decision to suspend him indefinitely
Baker McKenzie calls on Simmons & Simmons to review its handling of sex assault claim
Victim reportedly received a payout and entered into a confidentiality agreement
Ex-City lawyer pleads guilty to making false statements to FBI during Trump-Russia probe
Alex van der Zwaan was an associate at the London office of US giant Skadden
Top London chambers are STILL failing to pay living wage
Exclusive: New ads show sets continue to pinch pennies when it comes to support staff
Allen & Overy keeps 32 out of 40 spring NQs
Magic circle outfit's new associates will start on £81,000
British junior barrister who started death penalty internship just weeks ago now assisting on Florida school shooter case
Exclusive: Jodie Woodward is a tenant at London's 15 New Bridge Street
Donoghue v Stevenson latest: Woman who discovered snail in her ginger beer to have statue erected in her honour
Law student icon cast in bronze
Ex-Linklaters partner sentenced for sexual assault on student intern at Oktoberfest party
Three years and three months
Addleshaw Goddard boosts London junior lawyer pay by 5%
Trainees and those in the regions also handed extra cash
Sixty paralegals to join Clifford Chance as firm snaps up Carillion’s low-cost legal hub in Newcastle
Construction giant went into liquidation last month
Rule-breaking barrister avoids suspension after telling tribunal her printer broke down
She represented a client in court without a valid practising certificate
Don’t ditch dining! Inns of Court give wannabe barristers opportunity to mingle, says Bar Council
But BSB proposals could call time on compulsory qualifying sessions
Law’s cut-throat ‘sink or swim’ culture has been laid bare in a string of recent disciplinary cases
Is the profession beginning to show mercy to its stressed-out juniors?
Revealed: 2,089 wannabe barristers submit 14,516 applications for just 224 pupillage spots
'May the odds be ever in your favour'
Dentons partner leaves firm following allegations of sexual misconduct
But global outfit says it found no evidence of harassment
SRA appeals tribunal’s decision to show mercy on junior lawyer whose hair fell out as she struggled to meet billing targets
Received a suspended ban for faking documents
High Court showdown on the cards as SRA confirms Leigh Day tribunal appeal
Two partners and junior solicitor previously cleared in Iraqi torture case
Ex-Clifford Chance trainee LOSES bid to sue Oxford University over ‘inadequate’ teaching
Faiz Siddiqui was seeking £1 million for lost legal dream
‘Zombie’ corporate lawyer avoids being struck off for dishonesty after being left ‘physically and emotionally drained’ by workload
He sent misleading emails to buy himself time
Embrace your inner Branson and Zuckerberg, barristers told
Middle Temple wants members to come across less pompous