Tag: research

Two-thirds of public sector lawyers want to work at least three days from home

Only 5% want to be in the office full-time, new research shows

May 20 2022 11:11am
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Students gunning for high-paying jobs in law, medicine and finance could save £20k by taking a gap year, experts claim

Student loan reforms mean wannabe lawyers 'could gain substantially' by delaying uni studies until 2023

Apr 14 2022 11:30am
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Give pupillage seekers better feedback, urge rookie barristers

Respondents to Bar Council survey also call on chambers to ditch rejection by silence

Apr 5 2022 10:19am
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Trainee numbers dipped 11% in first year of pandemic, new stats show

Prior to lockdown, TCs were at their highest level since the 2008 financial crash

Mar 24 2022 9:24am
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Law ties with investment banking in graduate salary rankings

Some new starters can expect to earn £50k

Feb 21 2022 9:23am
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Big law firms lag behind on partner diversity, SRA reports

Outfits with 50+ partners have fewer BAME and female partners than smaller firms

Feb 3 2022 9:02am
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Over two-thirds of law applicants are female

UCAS data shows almost one in ten of all applications are for law

Feb 1 2022 9:05am
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One in six young barristers want to quit, new report finds

Workloads and mental health among reasons for ditching the wig and gown

Jan 26 2022 2:13pm

‘Toxic work culture’ impacting productivity, say half of legal workers

New research finds nearly two fifths feel less engaged with their roles as a result

Jan 19 2022 11:31am

This is how Instagram influencer pay stacks up against City law firm partners

Ex-Love Islander Olivia Bowen made the same money as a Mayer Brown partner last year

Jan 18 2022 9:18am

Pandemic has little impact on LPC pass rates, stats show

Exam deferrals more than doubled

Jan 6 2022 11:51am

Polite lawyers are actually the most aggressive, research finds

Saying 'respect' in court can in fact mean 'disrespect'

Jan 6 2022 9:51am

Lawyers at risk of ‘burnout, breakdown, or leaving profession’

More than 7 out of 10 legal workers claim their job negatively impacts mental health, new research finds

Dec 16 2021 11:13am

Lawyers out-earn doctors and dentists with £93k average salary

Chief execs top 2021 earnings table with £131k, new stats show

Oct 29 2021 10:41am

Revealed: Law firms’ average start work and finish times 2021-22

Legal Cheek exclusive research shows how the average working hours for junior lawyers have fared in the face of changing work arrangements

Oct 28 2021 9:16am

Revealed: The extreme working hours of big-paying US law firms in London

Some junior lawyers are finishing work after 11pm most nights

Oct 26 2021 9:20am

Over two-thirds of lawyers have suffered mental ill-health

Lawyer wellbeing charity LawCare calls for profession-wide change in new report

Sep 28 2021 7:59am

From picnics to kebabs: lawyers car eating habits revealed in new research

Over a quarter dine in their vehicles daily

Sep 14 2021 11:01am