Author: Thomas Connelly

From black belt to the bench: Martial arts expert, 37, appointed to judiciary
Don't mess with Siew Ying Loke

City law chiefs want all future trainees to sit super-exam from 2022
Despite SRA suggesting transitional period could run into 2030s

‘Assfisting’: Incredible lawyer’s letter typo surfaces online
Why proofreading is essential

Don’t leave trainees in retention limbo, Law Society tells firms
Rookies should know whether they're hired or fired at least eight weeks before qualification

City Law School in BPTC exam row over laptop policy that ‘favours wealthy students’
Exclusive: Computers must meet university's specifications

Google Street View gets V sign from Kings Chambers window
He was simply explaining 'two important points', apparently

Hertfordshire University relaunches LPC following super-exam suspension
Law school had pressed pause over concerns course would soon be redundant

Solicitor hit with £54,000 costs bill after failing to overturn £2,000 SRA fine
Family lawyer behind 'incompetent idiot' emails had ‘lost perspective’, tribunal says
The law firms with the best social life 2017-18
Amish or Amal?
QC appointments among ethnic minority lawyers hit record high
Over half of BME applicants successful this year
RPC launches ‘earn-while-you-learn’ paralegal programme with solicitor prospects
Bristol-based scheme follows similar moves by Freshfields, Hogan Lovells and Pinsent Masons
Trump’s judicial nominee withdraws after struggling to answer basic legal questions
It makes for painful viewing
Criminal barrister suspended for giving client £2,300 for ‘food and clothes’
Furnival Chambers' Roy Headlam also fined £1,250
Dogs descend on Eversheds Sutherland in new wellbeing initiative
Think of it as a canine-friendly vac scheme
SRA will not have to pay Leigh Day’s multi-million pound legal bill, tribunal rules
Two partners and a junior solicitor were cleared of wrongdoing earlier this year
Top criminal silk makes grime video debut after helping YouTube rapper clear his name
All in day's work for Garden Court's James Scobie QC
Mayer Brown confirms 100% spring retention score before Christmas
The global outfit's four rookies don't qualify till March
Law student-backed Oxford University a cappella group returns with classic Xmas cover
Slade’s seasonal hit is given an Oxbridge twist
BME students far less likely to secure pupillage than white students, even if they have the same grades
A level playing field? Not so, BSB report suggests
Westminster Uni law grad tipped for high-flying career in politics following celebrity jungle win
Corporate law dreams firmly on hold
Slater & Gordon: The tale of the battered and bruised personal injury giant
Stock market first to major recapitalisation deal -- and everything in between