Category: News
Starmer selects new Lord Chancellor and Attorney General
Barristers Shabana Mahmood MP and Richard Hermer KC
BCLP posts 58% trainee retention rate
Better but still not great
Henry Hendron disbarred
Bar Tribunal finally acts
Applications open for Legal Cheek’s first virtual law fair of the new graduate recruitment season
Get ahead of the competition
Lawyers take keys to Number 10
First legal couple since the Blairs
EXCLUSIVE: DLA Piper raises London newly qualified lawyer pay to £110k
Regional salaries receive boost to £75k
Aspiring lawyer opens up on life as an ‘estranged’ law student
Durham undergrad Niall Hignett reflects on the challenges of navigating uni without parental support
Law firm financial results season gets off to positive start
Upticks across the board
10 relatable TikToks about TC interviews
Why law? 🫠
Legal profession at loggerheads over CILEX regulation
SRA v Law Society
Bristol Uni law student eyes seat in this week’s General Election
Greens' James Nelson will consider abandoning studies if successful
HSF raises NQ associate salaries to £135k
Boosts for trainees too
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Weiss launches London training contract
New juniors to earn market topping £180k
HFW and Bird & Bird become latest firms to up NQ lawyer pay
£100k and £98k
‘It is significantly harder to become a barrister than a solicitor’, claims barrister
Sparks LinkedIn debate
Judge jailed for role in £1.8m legal aid fraud
Worked with group of 'corrupt legal professionals'
Macfarlanes enters City pay war, boosts NQ lawyer salaries over 20% to £140k
Also confirms 84% retention score
Students rate best (and worst) law firms for ‘climate accountability’
Group says lawyers should have option to reject work contributing to climate crisis
TikTok law student shows City law firm vac scheme from the inside
University of Bristol student provides an interesting perspective
Hogan Lovells launches anonymous channel for reporting microaggressions
Aims to promote inclusive environment