Category: News
Pro no-no: Two thirds of criminal barristers work at least a day a week unpaid
And they say it's because solicitors are doing less work, new report suggests
HMCTS hits back at claims a criminal barrister’s high heels were confiscated by court staff for being ‘too spiky’
Lawyer said colleague had to do hearing in bare feet
BPP suspends law degree in face of solicitor super-exam
Exclusive: LLB on pause so law school can 'design programmes for the future'
Solicitor super-exam takes centre stage as legal education and training thought leaders debate future of profession
Technology, innovation, barrister training and apprenticeships thrust into spotlight
Bar suspends legal aid protest escalation following £15 million government offer
Barristers will continue to refuse new publicly-funded cases
Average trainee solicitor pay down £560 since regulator scrapped minimum salary requirement
Nearly half of rookies think they're paid too little
Just 11 black law students admitted to Oxford University in three years
Six percent of black students that applied accepted offers -- the same is true of 20% of white applicants
Nottingham Trent law student ordered to pay £500 compensation following ‘disgusting’ racist chanting incident
19-year-old 'truly sorry' after footage of verbal onslaught went viral
Partners are ‘coasting to retirement’ and ‘chronically under-performing’, says new research
US law firms living in 'false sense of security' -- is the same true in the UK?
Barrister protest latest: Legal secretary conducts sentencing hearing because barrister couldn’t be found
Impact of action laid bare before MPs
Exclusive SQE survey: sceptical students rank practical skills training over value for money — and want more lawtech courses
Legal Cheek research on the future of legal education and training revealed
Freshfields to offer solicitor apprenticeships in Manchester
They will include super exam prep
South Bank Uni, ULaw and BPP set to overhaul undergraduate law degrees to prepare students for solicitor super-exam
Exclusive: Taking the SQE plunge
There’s an incredible new Twitter account combining law and RuPaul’s Drag Race
Who knew American drag queens were such experts on the BPTC?
MPs take aim at magic circle over Russia dealings and Carillion collapse
Politicians' knives out for cream of corporate law crop
Profession gears up for sold-out Future of Legal Education and Training Conference
Academics, regulators and law firm trainee recruitment & development teams prepare for day-long Wednesday event at Kings Place London
Dentons suspends and disciplines trainees caught accessing firm’s confidential retention plans
Four rookies on naughty step
Royal wedding: Suits actors arrive in London for former co-star’s big day
Doughty Street barrister Amal Clooney and ex-corporate lawyer Chelsy Davy also expected to attend big event
Herbert Smith Freehills opens new Canary Wharf office
Firm joins Clifford Chance in ‘Manhattan on the Thames’
Junior solicitor suspended from practice after lending assault suspect phone in custody
He was just eight months qualified