Category: News
Independent review confirms reissued SQE1 results are correct
Kaplan drafted in top statistician after 175 students were incorrectly told they had failed
Young lawyers urge MPs to visit ‘legal aid frontline’
Two MPs have already planned visits
And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2024 are…
Who won what: revealed 🏆
City pay war: Linklaters matches Freshfields with £150k NQ lawyer salary
Rises for trainees and apprentices too
Tech’s role in boosting access to justice among key themes for 2024 Pro Bono Week
Annual programme of events runs later this year
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
City Law firms partner with KCL to launch student-staffed law clinic addressing LGBTQ+ discrimination
Baker McKenzie and Clyde & Co
Free wine hidden in T&Cs of former Magic Circle lawyer’s website
Claimed after three months
Osborne Clarke becomes first firm referred to tribunal over alleged ‘SLAPP’
Concerns firm's representation of ex-Tory Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi
Ex-City lawyer handed 15 year jail term for role in £30 million Ponzi scheme
Follows major police investigation
Chester, Bristol, Hertfordshire and King’s law students triumph at latest Pro Bono Awards
Projects include domestic abuse support, environmental law toolkit and a 'Justice Bus'
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Quinn Emanuel hikes NQ lawyer pay to market topping £180k
Serious money for 20-somethings
Future pupil barrister takes ‘mind reading’ show to Edinburgh Fringe
Mock murder trial
Top chambers suspends sending pupil barristers to Stratford Mags following claims of ‘invasive searches’
HMCTS says it's urgently investigating allegations
Chambers using blind recruitment less diverse, research claims
BSB describes finding as 'striking'
Law students embrace ‘Of Course’ TikTok trend
It didn't take long...
‘Sarcastic’ judge given formal warning
Shouted at legal rep throughout hearing, judicial body finds
A&O Shearman confirms £20k SQE support grant
Increase on both firms' pre-merger offerings