Category: News

Bungling court staff insisted judge do jury duty in his own case
They said 'you could apply to the resident judge' -- I told them 'I am the resident judge'

Jailed sex assault barrister disbarred
Clyde Stevens handed 10-year prison term in 2017

Papua New Guinea has better court tech than us, says Lord Chief Justice
'We have much ground to make up'

Kim Kardashian defends lawyer dream in Instagram revision post
Pictured with torts textbook

New trade union targets overworked junior lawyers
Legal Sector Workers United wants trainees and pupils to help fight oppression and inequality

Linklaters trainees can work from home without explaining why
Aims to remove 'stereotyping or challenges' around flexi-working, magic circle player says

Baker McKenzie global chair dies
‘Unexpected passing’ of Paul Rawlinson confirmed yesterday evening

Exchange Chambers to double pupillage intake next year
Northern behemoth to take on six pupils in 2020

Bollywood megastar bags ULaw honorary doctorate
Shah Rukh Khan recognised for human rights work, alongside top QC and diversity champion

Shoosmiths launches London training contract as it ups rookie intake by over a third
Trainee numbers jump from 22 to 30

Junior lawyer MP Fiona Onasanya to face disciplinary tribunal
Lied to police in bid to avoid a speeding charge

Durham Law School teams up with Abertay Uni to host Game of Thrones conference
Day-long session will examine law, power and justice

Why one barrister quit her job to become a successful restaurateur
Nisha Katona had been practising for 20 years

Ched Evans settles with lawyers Brabners over handling of rape case
Sports law specialist reportedly forks out almost £800,000

Kim Kardashian is studying to become a lawyer
Reality superstar completing legal apprenticeship, with plans to sit bar exam in 2022

City lawyer whose ‘sexist’ LinkedIn message sparked media frenzy switches firms
Alexander Carter-Silk made headlines in 2015 after praising Charlotte Proudman's 'stunning' profile photo

Tech isn’t meeting our needs, say nearly half of lawyers
Over a third considering career change as a result

Willkie Farr & Gallagher ditches partner embroiled in college admissions scandal
Decision comes after Gordon Caplan announced he'd plead guilty to fraud

LexisNexis director of solutions, Norton Rose Fulbright innovation manager and Manchester Uni academic latest speakers at Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019
Sector thought leaders to discuss cross-disciplinary skills at 22 May event

Doughty Street’s Amal Clooney lands UK foreign office role
Human rights barrister appointed media freedom envoy

Child porn barrister who claimed Nazis planned to blow up the Queen fails to overturn disbarment
No return to the bar for Michael Shrimpton