Category: News

Four new speakers announced for LegalEdCon London 2020
Quartet add to the array of different perspectives represented at Legal Cheek’s 14 May Future of Legal Education and Training Conference

ULaw reveals first details of SQE prep course and masters options
Update comes as law school giant ranks number one for LLB acceptances

Cabinet reshuffle: Attorney General Geoffrey Cox gets the sack
Barrister resigns 'at the PM's request'

Covington & Burling London lawyer allegedly blasts BA over ‘s***’ first-class flight
Antonio Michaelides reportedly claimed staff took over five hours to fit baby seat

The Supreme Court is on the hunt for judicial assistants
Rub shoulders with the UK's top judges

Junior solicitor removed from profession after backdating legal aid paperwork
He was just a few months qualified at the time
City law firm recruits cannabis partner
Ince looks to capitalise on growing market

Don’t use NDAs to silence sexual harassment claims, arbitration service warns
Fresh guidance looks to address misuse of gagging orders

Join Extinction Rebellion, eco-activist tells judges
Donnachadh McCarthy says climate protection needs greater backing from the bench, as judge reportedly tells protestors 'you have to succeed'

Nearly a third of trainee solicitors paid below Law Society recommended minimum
Rookies in regions hit hardest

It’s all about barrister v solicitor as Labour leadership contest gathers pace
Age-old divide rears its head in latest political battle

Inns of Court strike bar course deal with King’s College London
First cohort of budding barristers start this September

Law student Kim Kardashian given special Kim Kardashian-themed revision questions
Ths perks of being rich and famous ??♀️

KCL biochemistry student and Surrey Uni veterinary medicine grad scoop STEM GDL scholarships
£2,500 each towards BPP course

Ryan Beckwith: SDT ruling in full
Ex-Freshfields partner was fined £35,000 following allegations of sexual misconduct

Lady Hale ‘not easy to deal with’, says ex-colleague
Others suggest she was treated 'more harshly' than the men and held back from court president role

Top law lecturers express urgent concerns over SQE as they call on regulator to delay roll-out
Too much uncertainty for uni-hopefuls to make 'educated decision', says Committee of Heads of UK Law Schools

Revealed: The best chambers for training and quality of work 2020
The results from the latest Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey are in