Category: News
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
Corona-regs barrister launches law centre fundraiser
Doughty Street Chambers’ Adam Wagner targets £15,000
RPC latest firm to hand junior lawyers pay rises
More evidence of corporate legal sector’s resilience to the pandemic
Magic circle QC trades commercial bar megabucks for unpaid government gig
David Wolfson says farewell to One Essex Court millions
Law firm bill tweet sparks heated chargeable hour debate
'An industry waiting to be disrupted one day'
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?
SRA rules out Ryan Beckwith appeal
High Court had overturned SDT's decision to fine former Freshfields partner
SQE examiner hit by ‘cheating’ outbreak
Kaplan acknowledges 'attempted' cheating on foreign lawyer exam it also runs
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
Ropes & Gray launches London-Tokyo training contract
US firm is latest to offer UK-Asia rookie programme
Courts service apologises to Black pupil barrister mistaken for defendant twice in one day
HMCTS 'deeply sorry' for treatment of Garden Court's Luke McClean
Norton Rose Fulbright says lawyers can WFH half the time after Covid
Applies to trainees as well
Slaughter and May calls off new office search, will stay at Bunhill Row until 2036
Decision comes amid widespread adoption of WFH
Inns of Court student presidents write to BPP over teaching concerns
Group express solidarity with BPP Law School bar and GDL students experiencing 'systemic deficiencies' this term
The University of Law to launch in Scotland
Legal education provider expands further with purchase of Central Law Training Scotland
Supreme Court embargo-breaking barrister sparks misconduct debate among fellow lawyers
Eco-barrister Tim Crosland branded a 'fanatic' after deliberately leaking Heathrow ruling
Reed Smith puts NQ salary back up to £90k
Firm raised pay in January, then cut it to £79,500 in June amid Covid economy fears, before moving it back up again to round out rollercoaster remuneration year
Law schools report rise in pro bono work as public turn to student-staffed clinics for legal advice
Most popular areas include employment, family and housing
BARBRI strikes SQE partnerships with Sussex Uni and national paralegal group
Tie-ups come as regulator defends super-exam’s MCQ format
Addleshaw Goddard cuts 19 lawyer roles following consultation
Redundancies in real estate team
Top commercial chambers rally to save criminal pupillages cancelled due to pandemic
Group follow Keating's lead in offering emergency funding for training spots