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Pupil barristers take to Twitter to mark first day on the job

Social media posts come as Gateway reopens today

Jan 4 2021 11:51am

Revealed: The most eco-friendly law firms 2020-21

‘Sustainability’ may have been one of the prominent buzzwords of 2020 but which law firms would David Attenborough be proud of?

Jan 4 2021 9:59am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the New Years break

Jan 4 2021 8:19am

A year in the world of Legal Cheek: The top 15 stories of 2020

From law firm dog walkers to Sumption slamming lockdown measures -- can you guess which article was our most viewed?

Dec 31 2020 9:58am

Revealed: The best law firms for peer support and partner approachability 2020-21

Legal Cheek’s exclusive survey identifies firms with best culture

Dec 30 2020 9:30am

First-ever SQE exam dates announced

SQE1 to take place on 8 and 11 November 2021, with SQE2 in April 2022

Dec 29 2020 9:31am

Santa’s flouting of Covid rules set to spark legal chaos

Future pupil barrister Laurence Cooper imagines the UK government's response to unregulated, unauthorised visits by Father Christmas

Dec 24 2020 1:53pm

The legal issues you missed in 7 of your favourite Christmas movies

The seemingly innocent Christmas films rife with criminal activity

Dec 24 2020 12:06pm

Former Skadden solicitor pardoned by President Trump

The King’s College London law grad was charged with making false statements in connection with the Mueller investigation

Dec 24 2020 11:22am

The Nativity in the time of Covid

For the purposes of this discussion, Nazareth and Bethlehem are treated as if they are in Tier 4 Covid regulations

Dec 24 2020 10:25am

The big fat Legal Cheek quiz of the year 2020

It's been a strange 12 months... but how much do you remember?

Dec 24 2020 8:58am

Corona-regs barrister launches law centre fundraiser

Doughty Street Chambers’ Adam Wagner targets £15,000

Dec 23 2020 1:15pm

RPC latest firm to hand junior lawyers pay rises

More evidence of corporate legal sector’s resilience to the pandemic

Dec 23 2020 12:08pm

Magic circle QC trades commercial bar megabucks for unpaid government gig

David Wolfson says farewell to One Essex Court millions

Dec 23 2020 10:59am

Law firm bill tweet sparks heated chargeable hour debate

'An industry waiting to be disrupted one day'

Dec 23 2020 8:54am

Revealed: The best law firms for working from home

From generous WFH budgets to team catch-ups via Zoom -- which law firms have adapted the best to the new way of working?

Dec 22 2020 1:43pm

SRA rules out Ryan Beckwith appeal

High Court had overturned SDT's decision to fine former Freshfields partner

Dec 22 2020 10:34am

Law school during the pandemic

A BPP student explains why she and some fellow LPCers aren’t happy

Dec 22 2020 9:44am

SQE examiner hit by ‘cheating’ outbreak

Kaplan acknowledges 'attempted' cheating on foreign lawyer exam it also runs

Dec 21 2020 12:30pm

Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2020-21

The results are in! Legal Cheek’s exclusive survey can reveal the law firms with the highest scores for training and quality of work

Dec 21 2020 11:34am

Ropes & Gray launches London-Tokyo training contract

US firm is latest to offer UK-Asia rookie programme

Dec 21 2020 10:32am