Category: News

UK sixth most human rights-friendly country in Europe
Nordic countries more ECHR-compliant, but UK beats Germany, Italy, Spain and 38 others

Privately-educated kids continue to dominate bar despite two thirds of barristers snubbing regulator’s request for schooling info
Overrepresented among pupils, barristers and QCs

Slaughter and May trainees and junior lawyers offered ‘recovery time’ following big deals
As elite magic circle outfit ditches performance-scoring system

Only a barrister could describe a man sneezing on the Tube like this
Ironically, it went viral

Morning round-up: Friday 26 January
The morning's top legal affairs news stories

Presidents Club latest: BLP, Kingsley Napley and Fried Frank lawyers named on exclusive guest list
Just hours after Mishcon de Reya confirmed one of its partners had attended the scandal-ridden dinner

‘He is embarrassed’: Mishcon de Reya confirms one of its top lawyers DID attend Presidents Club dinner
City outfit distances itself from scandal-hit gala

City solicitor placed on sex offenders register after assault conviction avoids being struck off
He was also found guilty of racist assault

No reason why solicitors can’t operate like chambers, says regulator
Rallying cry for law firm innovation

Scathing judgment that saw ex-Tower Hamlets mayor struck off for election corruption published
Family law solicitor Lutfur Rahman was 'motivated by power and status'

Academics to tackle research desert with first of its kind study on disabled lawyers
What barriers do these lawyers face and how do they overcome them?

Exeter law grad reveals Lord Neuberger is a huge Game of Thrones fan as he presents ex-Supreme Court president with honorary degree
Exclusive: He's into Breaking Bad too

A third of lawyers earn more than £100k
Fat cat figures beat insurance, consulting and tech professions

Tens of thousands of magic circle email addresses and passwords discovered on Dark Web
Phishing scams and data theft loom as more than 80,000 lawyer credentials found online

Revealed: The best barristers’ chambers for training
The results of the Legal Cheek Pupil and Junior Barrister Survey are in

LSE law graduate pulls punches with fitness business staffed by ex-prisoners
Tough workouts with social justice at their heart

Final year becomes third Bristol law student in 14 months to die in suspected suicide
University encourages students and staff affected by news to contact support services

Twitter explodes with inspirational #mypathtolaw stories
And some that aren't so inspirational

Ex-Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger is touring non-Russell Group universities and state schools with a future CMS trainee
Exclusive: Pair seek to do good with their unlikely friendship

Clifford Chance keeps 44 of its 48 spring NQs
As Trowers & Hamlins confirms six of its seven rookies are staying put