Category: News
City law firms repay government furlough money
Norton Rose Fulbright, Herbert Smith Freehills and Osborne Clarke wind back cost-cutting measures after performance exceeds expectations
Majority of law school websites don’t mention SQE, research finds
Only 8% give some detail about new course provision
Suspension for barrister convicted of GBH
Also fined £2k
DWF retains 25 of 39 trainee solicitors
Six on fixed-term deals
‘I’d be shouted at because I left the pub at 10 o’clock rather than 11pm’, says bullied former pupil barrister
New bar study finds rookies ‘particularly vulnerable’ to bullying and harassment
Russell Group unis launch partnership with new SQE provider
Students at Manchester University and King's College London will be offered BARBRI SQE workshops and fee discounts
Hogan Lovells keeps 20 out of 29 autumn NQ solicitors
Two on fixed-term contracts
Baker McKenzie lawyer, 32, becomes one of the UK’s youngest judges
Completed TC in 2012
Law student gives birth during bar exam
Finishes assessment the next day
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
New era of home-working could spell the end for sky-high City lawyer salaries, Big Four legal boss warns
PwC partner Ed Stacey reckons it's getting harder to justify regional pay differences
‘This has to stop’: Legal aid lawyers report receiving online threats after vilification by politicians and press
Legal aid firm Duncan Lewis says it's getting 'threatening messages' after hostile coverage
The perfect law grad is a ‘team player’ with ‘excellent communication skills’, according to research
Data bods use job ads to identify key qualities employers seek from legally-minded uni leavers
BPP law student swims 200 lengths of local pool — in a mermaid tail
Raises money for legal charities
Junior barrister hits back at Boris Johnson’s ‘hamstrung’ justice comment in viral Twitter thread
PM waded into government's 'lefty lawyers' saga yesterday
Tribunal fines solicitor convicted of sexually assaulting 18-year-old woman at taxi rank
Ravi Khosla hit with £17.5k penalty following 'moment of complete madness'
Law Society: Lawyers could face physical attacks following Home Secretary speech
Priti Patel lashed out at 'lefty lawyers' and 'do-gooders' during conference address
Future Pinsent Masons trainee to fund law scholarship with proceeds of new book
Matthew Berrick's Legal Insider provides 'unfiltered insights' from top City lawyers
White & Case ups NQ solicitor pay to £130k — a boost of £25k
Trainees and associates also handed sizeable rises
Supreme Court president: I want a BAME justice within six years
Lord Reed also discusses 'appalling' treatment of junior barrister mistaken for defendant, in new wide-ranging interview
DWF to use government apprentice levy to fund new SQE solicitor training programme for graduates
Replaces training contract from January 2022