Category: News
Baker McKenzie to relocate City office
London move is part of long-term growth plans beyond COVID-19
The Sun deletes story revealing result of Shamima Begum case before judgment officially came out
Publishing the result of a case based on a draft judgment could be contempt of court
BPP students aren’t happy about having to do without hard copy course materials
Delay sending out textbooks caused by printer being closed due to COVID-19, says law school, which has moved all materials online
Former Doughty Street barrister ordered to cough up deleted tweets and author info from notorious Twitter account
High Court tells Daniel Bennett to reveal who was behind allegedly defamatory @arrytuttle tweets
Leeds Beckett music grad goes viral after sneaking into hungover mate’s Nottingham law lecture
'I was watching Suits at the time', Bradley Green tells Legal Cheek
Addleshaw Goddard keeps 33 out of 37 autumn qualifying trainees
Two on fixed-term contracts
Regulator apologises to BPTC students following exam booking chaos
Some spent several hours on the line only to be hung up on or told to call back later
Lawyers demand action on ‘Blackstone courts’ amid reports one will be in MoJ headquarters
The locations are still officially under wraps
ULaw to offer New York bar course for non-US law grads
Online programme includes an introductory consultation with a US attorney and on-demand lectures
Jones Day cuts London NQ pay by £5,000
Exclusive: Trainee solicitor salaries stay the same
Research: How employable are law graduates?
Around 5% of all law grads are unemployed 15 months later
Ropes & Gray retains all its trainees and keeps NQ pay at £130k
All five rookies stay on
Elite firms could ignore solicitor super-exam results and stick with old boys’ networks, diversity experts warn
SQE 'could help' with diversity but not if firms keep recruiting directly from top unis
Clifford Chance announces 40% female, 15% ethnic minority and 3% LGBTQ+ partner targets
Magic circle firm looks to set new industry standard
Top UK law schools require higher A-Level grades from poorer students, research finds
Also half as likely to attend high-ranking unis
Will Lady Hale and Lord Sumption keep sitting as judges in Hong Kong in wake of new China security law?
Senior legal figures have expressed concerns
Dentons closes two UK offices and moves to permanent home-working
Measure applies to all staff including five of the firm's trainees in Aberdeen and Watford
Groans all round as law firm describes receptionist as ‘beautiful’ in Facebook post
'This was a comment made about a woman by another woman', says Alexander Grace Law
University of London delays LLB exams after students encounter ‘bandwidth difficulties’
Exclusive: 'Small minority' of undergraduates affected, says uni
Outgoing Supreme Court judge Lord Carnwath scooped up by top environmental law set Landmark Chambers
Eco-warrior judge the latest ex-justice to land lucrative arbitration gig