Author: Thomas Connelly

Slaughter and May becomes latest magic circle firm to embrace artificial intelligence

New robot-style tech is designed to "think like a lawyer"

Sep 14 2016 11:22am

Macfarlanes and Addleshaw Goddard reveal autumn retention results

Encouraging 80%+ performances from ‘silver circle’ outfit and ‘northern giant’

Sep 13 2016 11:16am

18-year-old Northern Irish school-leaver bags City law apprentice glamour gig that pays trainee money

Timmy Kennedy's earnings at Mayer Brown will reach £47,000 in final year of scheme

Sep 8 2016 10:19am

Alan Blacker re-hearing bid fails

Controversial solicitor-advocate was booted out of the profession earlier this summer

Sep 6 2016 3:00pm

Cleary Gottlieb boosts pay for newly qualified solicitors to £105,000

MoneyLaw but on a more modest scale

Sep 6 2016 10:28am

22 Pushup Challenge: Doughty Street barrister tackles the latest social media craze

The suit and UGG slippers combo is a nice touch

Sep 5 2016 11:08am

Dechert hikes newly qualified salaries by 22% to £90,000

City outfit Watson Farley & Williams also bumps junior lawyer pay to £68,000

Sep 5 2016 9:30am

Bird & Bird boosts junior lawyer pay packets to £62,000

City law firm keeps hold of 88% of its autumn NQs

Sep 2 2016 1:00pm

Dentons reveals disappointing 68% autumn retention figure

Global mega firm hangs on to 13 of its 19 London NQs

Sep 2 2016 10:59am

Judge fired for watching porn in chambers reprimanded by solicitors’ regulator

Warren Grant lost a claim for unfair dismissal earlier this summer

Sep 1 2016 1:58pm

Top QC relaunches refugee billable hour appeal which saw lawyers donate over £200,000 last year

Legal professions' charity campaign returns for a second year

Sep 1 2016 10:43am

New Holborn-based property development targets ‘London’s top-flight barristers and solicitors’

They might struggle to find a lawyer willing to hand over £2.8 million

Aug 31 2016 1:48pm

Sidley Austin hikes London junior lawyer pay by 33% to £120,000

'MoneyLaw' movement continues to rock the City

Aug 30 2016 4:49pm

Law student sued by lecturer for describing his teaching as a ‘mess’

Tax law specialist Michael Bjørn Hansen has filed a lawsuit against the student for libel

Aug 30 2016 10:36am