Author: Thomas Connelly
National law firm signs SQE training deal with College of Legal Practice
First Browne Jacobson cohort starts next Autumn
Tribunal clears former Law Society President of misconduct
Edwin Coe senior partner David Greene 'pleased to draw a line under the whole 10-year episode'
More firms commit to offering part-time training for disabled aspiring lawyers
Bates Wells, Browne Jacobson and Freeths latest to offer flexible opportunities
Weil bumps NQ solicitor rates to £165k in London
Effective 1 January 2023
Big UK firms ramp up billable targets as ‘profit leakage’ increases
Nearly half by over 10% ⏰
Linklaters becomes second Magic Circle player to embrace solicitor apprenticeships in London
Will recruit up to six school leavers for September 2023
Travers bumps office attendance to 60% in agile working shake-up
Six days over fortnight
Complaints against barristers jump more than 50%
2,517 reports
Law Society warns aspiring criminal solicitors they’re ‘highly unlikely’ to earn ‘reasonable’ income following ‘real-terms cut’ on legal aid fees
Government chooses not follow 15% minimum rise recommendation
SQE prep provider launches law course with built in qualifying work experience
Law Training Centre offers aspiring lawyers chance to tackle real legal cases
Covid: Over 2,000 law students join group action over lost learning
Major legal claim follows widespread disruption to lectures, seminars and exams
Lord Chief Justice to retire
Lord Burnett steps down next September after six years in role
Ban for trainee solicitor who gave unqualified immigration advice
Handed section 43 order
‘Loud and obvious’ porn halts drugs trial
Lawyer blames hack
Rebuke for City partner ‘who drove motor vehicle at a member of the public’
Lawyer Boris Bronfentrinker convicted of dangerous driving last year
Ince offloads corporate advisor business – seven months after buying it
Sale comes as ex-boss Biles purchases new firm
Squires joins firms launching in Dublin
International player looks to tap into 'one of the world’s fastest growing economies'
Law Society launches new junior solicitor support network with JLD becoming ‘fully independent’ from Chancery Lane
Shift away from 'siloed divisions'