Author: Thomas Connelly
Former Cleary Gottlieb associate lands top New York Times legal role
She might have her work cut out with Donald Trump
Law Society recommends rise in trainee solicitor minimum wage — but firms can choose to ignore it
New suggested minimum salary is £20,913 in London and £18,547 elsewhere
Freshfields set to ditch Fleet Street HQ in favour of new City skyscraper
Magic circle giant will reduce its London floor space by a quarter in the process
‘Mannequin Challenge’: London barristers embrace latest social media trend
You’ve basically got to stand really still
Girl power: 5 female Court of Appeal judges captured in historic group portrait
But the number women in top judicial stops remains
Clifford Chance in chocolate fountain fiasco
Magic circle firm's guests "splattered" after fire exit blunder
Judge ‘sincerely regrets’ wearing Donald Trump baseball cap to court
“Make America Great Again”
Bond Dickinson restarts solicitor pay reviews after post-Brexit referendum deferrals
National outfit also confirms it's recruiting more legal apprentices
Lawyer lands BBC interview after parrot-themed legal tweet goes viral — but faces accusations he pinched it
Parrot visitation rights row gains whole new dimension
University of Law forced to pull advert claiming young lawyers can earn ‘£54,000 a year after five years’
Advertising Standards Authority branded the statement “misleading”
It’s ‘not about personal views’, says Lord Kerr as Supreme Court gears up for Brexit appeal hearing
But Lady Hale appears to have already upset pro-leavers
Ten years to the top: average time to partnership revealed
Corporate finance and banking offer the best opportunity for progression according latest research
White & Case chief invokes Buddhist monk wisdom in wake of Trump election victory
Law firm bosses give first reactions to new President
UK’s first ethnic minority judge dies aged 86
He wore a turban instead of a horsehair wig
From Brexit bunkers to tactical ‘Trump teams’ — what kind of lawyers will firms need?
The President elect is likely to keep lawyers busy
‘Farter-F*ck’: Carter-Ruck gains crude copycat website after IT firm fallout
Sites creators claim they were “wrongfully persecuted” by media law giant
Video: Defendant strips completely NAKED and dances on judge’s bench
Meanwhile in South Africa…
Fancy a three-course lunch with City firm partners? Fundraising challenge has some awesome prizes
Rallying call to wannabe lawyers as National Pro Bono Week draws to a close
Berwin Leighton Paisner lifts post-Brexit referendum pay freeze
But it won’t backdate lawyer pay packets
Supreme Court success for families involved in bedroom tax battle
Seven-judge bench upholds the claims of Jacqueline Carmichael and Paul and Susan Rutherford
High Court judges take legal action against Liz Truss over pension discrimination
Lord Chancellor’s week goes from bad to worse