Category: News

Clifford Chance to monitor lawyers’ office attendance
Follows Slaughter and May

Chambers boost pupillage awards in hunt for top grad talent
Increases of as much as 40%

Top law firms join forces with UWE to launch diversity work experience programme
Osborne Clarke, Burges Salmon and Simmons & Simmons among outfits involved

Regulator dishes out £13,836 fine to drink-driving solicitor
New approach of linking sanction to salary

New fund aims to cover salaries of social welfare trainees
Support up to 20 rookie solicitors

Solicitor suspended for eight years for jury internet research
Ex-Irwin Mitchell associate spent four weeks in prison

95 lawyers gain silk status
Latest comp attracted 283 applications

Law firm office boasts giant slide
Because stairs are soooo 2023

A&O and HSF post spring trainee retention rates
77% and 97%

Big Four giant EY to cut UK legal roles
Up to 24 positions at risk

Ex-Magic Circle lawyer reaches Miss England final
Property specialist Alice Cutler will compete this May

BSB proposes eliminating degree requirement for barristers
Cites possible equality benefits

Regulator takes action against ex-Dentons lawyer for sexual misconduct
Quit before disciplinary meeting could take place

Huge disparity in LPC provider pass rates as SQE was introduced
Between 100% and 21%

Clyde & Co fined £500k for anti-money laundering failures
Former partner also sanctioned