Category: News

Online law school launches £7k LLM with SQE prep
College of Legal Practice secures degree awarding powers

Kim Kardashian passes law exams
Social media icon completes California 'baby bar' on fourth attempt -- and with Covid!

East Anglia Uni student uses contract law revision notes to defeat landlord in court
Jack Simm was just a fresher when he initiated proceedings

TikToking Morrison & Foerster lawyer goes viral with response to ‘unhinged’ law student demanding free careers advice
'A good example of what not to do when you're trying network within your profession'

BCLP bumps target hours following pay hike
Global firm raised NQ salaries to almost £100k last month

Minimum pupillage awards to rise next month
A little over £19k for baby barristers in London

Former City law firm partner fined £15,000 for drink driving offences
Ex-Simmons & Simmons lawyer failed to report earlier conviction to regulator

Re-think training and support of junior barristers, says incoming bar chief
WhatsApp groups no substitute for chambers camaraderie

SRA drafts in Exeter Uni to probe exam ‘attainment gap’
Deep dive prompted by 'persistent difference' in outcomes between ethnic groups

Top QC asks Twitter to make his profile pic more ‘Christmassy’ — hilarity ensues
'This has won the internet for the day' 🤣

Baker McKenzie picks BARBRI to put future trainees through the SQE
First cohort starts September 2023

Ince boosts junior lawyer pay by over a quarter to £90k
Offers associates cut of new business in rewards shake-up

This pic of the MoJ’s Xmas tree hasn’t gone down well with criminal lawyers
'Utterly detached from the reality', wrote one barrister on Twitter, as crumbling courts and case backlogs continue to blight justice system

City law firms to fund aspiring social welfare lawyers through the SQE
£145k pledged so far to cover exam prep and fees

#DoneWithDunn: Eco-law students launch boycott of US law firm Gibson Dunn for ‘shielding corporate polluters’
Open letter expresses concern at outfit's 'record of furthering climate change'

Edinburgh Uni grad scoops full SQE1 scholarship with ‘law firm of the future’ essay
Natalie Northridge receives £3k for BARBRI course

‘Dramatic increase’ in complaints about barristers social media posts
Overall BSB findings show reports are on the rise

Family of Salford Uni law student murdered in drive-by shooting collect her degree
Aya Hachem would have graduated this week

Law students seminar bingo card goes viral
'Habeas Corpus' ✅

Lawyers analyse child’s ‘new room contract’ with 9-year-old sister
'Would a Haribo rent be a sensible consideration?'

HSF joins City pay war with £105k base NQ salary
Bonus on top