Author: alex

Generative AI won’t disrupt law until late 2020s and beyond, says Susskind

Relax aspiring lawyers, you’ve got at least five years…

Jul 6 2023 9:15am
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Cab rank rule row rocks the Bar

Does saving the planet trump barristers' professional obligation to represent everyone?

Mar 25 2023 2:39pm
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Love Islanders as the people you meet on a vac scheme

Similar personality traits abound

Jun 20 2022 9:23am
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Listed law firms record 26% share value rise in one year

Almost double the increase in value of the FTSE 100

Jan 4 2022 12:29pm

Legal Cheek listed law firm fund chalks up 38% increase in just six months

Puts the FTSE 100 and S&P 500 in the shade

Jul 1 2021 11:16am

Listed law firms prove resilient to market turbulence

Is the legal profession the new gold?

Jun 1 2021 11:32am

Pressure to generate returns forces listed law firms to think outside the box

Investors aren’t interested in how many offices firms have got or other traditional prestige metrics

Apr 29 2021 8:52am

Law firms’ soaring share prices yield Bitcoin-esque rewards 🚀

Some investors who took the plunge last year sitting on huge profits

Mar 18 2021 10:54am

Could the Gamestop craze reach law firm stocks?

As the Legal Cheek fund surges by 15%, our listed law firm columnist wonders if a Reddit-driven windfall could be around the corner

Feb 3 2021 11:55am

Is it worth investing in listed law firms?

Legal profession's stock market performance was poor last year but 2021 could bring a recovery

Jan 11 2021 9:13am

RPC latest firm to hand junior lawyers pay rises

More evidence of corporate legal sector’s resilience to the pandemic

Dec 23 2020 12:08pm

Reed Smith puts NQ salary back up to £90k

Firm raised pay in January, then cut it to £79,500 in June amid Covid economy fears, before moving it back up again to round out rollercoaster remuneration year

Dec 17 2020 10:35am

‘The SQE Sessions’ launches as super-exam countdown begins

Half-day virtual event will answer questions on firms’ lips

Nov 3 2020 10:10am

Beware the legal outsourcing second wave, junior City lawyers

What comes after the pandemic may not be good for MoneyLaw salaries

Jul 28 2020 9:07am

Writer wonders if he should have become a corporate lawyer

Sunday Times’ Josh Glancy unsettled by wealth divide opening up between him and pals from Oxford who went into law

Mar 2 2020 12:27pm

What Boris Johnson’s big majority means for the legal profession and those seeking to enter it

Focus on innovation, the North and alternatives to higher education could impact lawyers

Dec 17 2019 11:22am

Former Hill Dickinson solicitor leading race to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Leader

Rebecca Long-Bailey also worked for Pinsent Masons and the now defunct Halliwells

Dec 16 2019 8:59am

It’s official: cryptocurrency is property and smart contracts are binding

Legal statement aims to position UK as fintech and lawtech leader

Nov 18 2019 11:48am

Manchester Law Society named as official partner of LegalEdCon North

CEO Fran Eccles-Bech highlights opportunity to boost innovation and widen access in legal education ahead of 30 January event

Nov 13 2019 9:57am

Tickets go on sale for The Future of Legal Education and Training Conference London 2020

At Kings Place, Kings Cross, London, on Thursday 14 May 2020

Nov 5 2019 8:54am