January — B
Eve Cornwell confirmed she was leaving legal practice for a role in legal tech.
February — C
Rawa Hussain said it took her 17 years to secure a training contract.
March — A
Sultana Tafadar hit headlines became the first hijab-wearing criminal barrister to be appointed King’s Counsel.
April — B
Freshfields set down a marker for its Magic Circle rivals by increasing NQ lawyer pay to £125,000.
May
The lawyer researched the defendant online.
June — C
Slaughter and May trialed a ‘Bring your dog to work day’.
July — C
Linklaters told its junior lawyers it wouldn’t “rush” to up NQ lawyer pay.
August — B
The leading tax chambers became the first to offer guaranteed earning of £100,000
September — C
The barrister claimed he was threatened with arrest if wrote ‘Not My King’ on a blank piece of paper
October — C
The student etched revision notes across multiple plastic pens.
November — C
Kirkland & Ellis topped the table for the latest finish time with an average of 23:11pm
December — C
Travers Smith expects lawyers to be in the office 60% of their time.