Category: News

Law Society condemns Trump’s attack on lawyers as top firms quietly remove DEI content from their websites
Hogan Lovells and Latham & Watkins among those to make online tweaks

Ex-Cooley lawyer handed six-month suspension for stalking former girlfriend
Sent her 'unsolicited items' including flowers and Haribo sweets

One in three criminal barristers ‘actively seeking to leave the bar’
New research spotlights profession in crisis

Trump’s D&I crackdown expands: A&O Shearman, Freshfields and Hogan Lovells among latest law firm targets
20 major outfits face probe

Kirkland cements BigLaw dominance with record $8.8 billion revenue
Average partner profits soar to $9.25 million

Appeal launched to support stranded trainees following RBG collapse
Seven seek support

‘Give them some leeway’: Lawfluencer urges firms to stand by trainees who fail SQE
Appeal follows latest exam results

UK sentencing shake-up slammed by US TV star Judge Judy
Unforeseen critic

Mishcon de Reya pursues pardon for the last woman hanged in the UK
Ruth Ellis was executed in 1955

Oxford law student convicted of modern slavery offences
Human rights specialist awaits sentencing

Law firm earnings up, but it’s taking longer for clients to pay
Law Society research

The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more

Business Secretary ‘corrects record’ on Addleshaw solicitor claim
Addresses House of Commons

US lawyer jailed for faking Kirkland & Ellis experience to land six-figure legal roles
Also posed as a former footballer and ex-Marine

SRA to fund disadvantaged SQE students using fines imposed on Kaplan
£360k accumulated so far

Latham joins Kirkland in $7 billion revenue club
Very (very!) strong financials

SQE exam fees to rise for third time
Increases track inflation and cover additional costs of delivering exams in Welsh

CMS wellbeing ambassador quits firm over anti-Islam and trans social media posts
Reform UK candidate exposed for offensive posts by political X account

BSB chair to leave this summer
Follows SRA and LSB bosses quitting roles

Trump targets vac schemes with new executive order
US President attacks BigLaw diversity initiatives as 'discriminatory'