Category: News
Exam chaos: Kaplan issues apology after 175 students wrongly told they’d failed SQE
Questions remain over whether blunder led to TC offer cancellations
Top family law firm Vardags erroneously obtained order for client’s divorce after ‘clicking the wrong button’
Sir Andrew McFarlane unpersuaded
Lady Chief Justice backs pro bono power list
Recognising efforts across the legal profession
Exclusive: A&O Shearman sets NQ solicitor pay at £125k
New Magic Circle mega-firm opts for Allen & Overy-level salaries
SQE exam fees to rise again amid student discontent
SRA says assessment 'continues to perform well'
Scrapping degree requirement will create more pupillage-less grads, Bar Council warns
Response to BSB proposals
Search for missing BPP law student continues
Aspiring lawyer Jack O’Sullivan disappeared on 2 March
City law chief advises firms to give lawyers workload ‘trigger warnings’
'Something very serious is going on' in the profession, says Colin Passmore
Ex-Supreme justices join top lawyers in urging UK government to reject calls for Israel arms embargo
Response to earlier letter calling for weapons ban
A&O and Shearman go LinkedIn official
Merger goes live next month
US law firm pokes fun at failed merger with A&O, drawing parallels to Royal rift and warm British beer
Newly-surfaced pics from 2022 O'Melveny event
Law students weigh in on firms’ treatment of SQE trainees
Some call for resits, others say rescinding TCs is the right call
AI ‘can be a force for good’, says top judge
Help those who can't afford lawyers
Charity tells corporate law firms to ‘actively step in’ and protect lawyers mental health
Mindful Business Charter's open letter follows death of City partner
SRA issues warning over TikTok account impersonating supercar-loving lawfluencer
The real Akhmed Yakoob boasts over 175k followers
Man given suspended sentence for impersonating barrister
Used identity of real lawyer
Top in-house lawyers to ramp up pro bono efforts with new pledge
GCs from Coca-Cola, ITV, Goldman Sachs and more