Category: News

Norton Rose Fulbright launches solicitor apprenticeship scheme in London
Global firm's Newcastle hub targets aspiring paralegals with launch of separate programme

Kim Kardashian reveals she did not pass first year law exam
World-famous law student scored 474 on her first try but needed 560

Aspiring solicitor slams firm’s ‘absolutely ridiculous’ 30 second online job test
Applying for a paralegal role

Supreme Court launches paid internship for underrepresented aspiring barristers
Week-long scheme will see bar hopefuls shadow judicial assistants

Slaughter and May to allow trainees to work remotely one day a week
New policy enables 'majority' of staff to work away from the office up to 40% of the time

Law firm parts ways with paralegal filmed climbing into zoo monkey enclosure ‘to feed them Hot Cheetos’
'We absolutely do not condone this irresponsible and reckless behaviour,’ says US outfit Lovett Law Firm

Pinsent Masons repays government furlough money
Fieldfisher restores lawyer and staff pay

Take a Covid-19 test before coming into the office, Skadden tells unvaccinated London lawyers
Internal memo urges staff to get jabbed

SRA: Online exams here to stay
LPC providers given option to continue with proctoring measures post-pandemic

Slaughters hands lawyers and staff Covid bonuses
Extra 5% 'in recognition of everybody’s hard work'

Abertay Uni law student faces disciplinary action over ‘offensive’ gender comments during online class
Lisa Keogh says she provided 'evidence' to support her views 'because it's what we do as law students'

Eversheds Sutherland launches risk & compliance grad scheme
Roles in Leeds from September

Here’s what a 150-year-old land law exam looks like
Courtesy of Middle Temple

RPC employee’s not so secret life as TikTok music star
Maya Yenn drops debut single she says 'is an ode to Millennial anxiety'

A&O targets 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030
Addresses direct and indirect emissions produced by firm

Cambridge law student crowned London Young Lawyers Group vlogging comp winner
Dylan Kawende shared the positive habits he developed during lockdown

ULaw awards honorary degrees to campaigner Gina Miller and magic circle lawyer turned pro football player and pundit Eniola Aluko
Duo to receive doctorates during virtual graduation ceremony this Saturday

Law students could challenge marking on grounds of free speech
Experts raise concerns over costly new claims against universities from government’s new Free Speech and Academic Freedom Bill

Law Society issues trainee support guidance following flurry of flexible working policies
Many firms now letting lawyers work away from the office 50% of the time

Latham sets lawyers’ Skype status to ‘away’ outside business hours to break ‘online 24/7 mindset’
Switch occurs automatically after 6pm

Exeter Law School to ‘move away’ from ‘white, Eurocentric curriculum’
Part of wider move across humanities department