Category: News

Withers axes quali leave
Firm says informal time off after qualification was causing staffing issues

Top news presenter joins Irwin Mitchell
Ex-BBC anchor Joanna Gosling lands legal role

Leading GCs call for role to be formalised in corporate code overhaul
‘Historic omission’

CMS to cut associate roles
Redundancies in corporate team

Irwin Mitchell scoops Scottish firm
PI giant strikes deal with Wright, Johnston and Mackenzie

UN research assistant secures SQE1 scholarship for ‘impact of AI’ essay
Leeds grad Zalikha Younas receives £3k for BARBRI course

Pay rises are the number one reason lawyers switch firms, research shows
Unhappiness also up there

Post office inquiry: HSF admits using law grads in major disclosure task
Hearing postponed after thousands of documents not disclosed

RPC cancels Christmas (parties)
Firm struggles to find workable dates and venues

Attention to detail most important soft skill for lawyers, research finds
Problem-solving close second

Barrister takes shadow justice role in Labour reshuffle
Shabana Mahmood replaces Steve Reed who takes over rural affairs

High-flying law students perform worse in exams when using AI
Lower performers saw significant benefit

HSF records 93% trainee retention score
27 out of 29 NQs stay on

City firms urged to save Ince trainees
Question mark over future of embattled firm

Meet the Hollyoaks star at the bar
Barrister Sonny Flood played Josh Ashworth on Channel 4 show

De Montfort Uni teams up with BARBRI to launch SQE-ready LLM
Includes SQE1 prep

Criminals to be forced to attend sentencing hearings under new powers
Lawyers aren't convinced