Category: News
City law chief advises firms to give lawyers workload ‘trigger warnings’
'Something very serious is going on' in the profession, says Colin Passmore
Ex-Supreme justices join top lawyers in urging UK government to reject calls for Israel arms embargo
Response to earlier letter calling for weapons ban
A&O and Shearman go LinkedIn official
Merger goes live next month
US law firm pokes fun at failed merger with A&O, drawing parallels to Royal rift and warm British beer
Newly-surfaced pics from 2022 O'Melveny event
Law students weigh in on firms’ treatment of SQE trainees
Some call for resits, others say rescinding TCs is the right call
AI ‘can be a force for good’, says top judge
Help those who can't afford lawyers
Charity tells corporate law firms to ‘actively step in’ and protect lawyers mental health
Mindful Business Charter's open letter follows death of City partner
SRA issues warning over TikTok account impersonating supercar-loving lawfluencer
The real Akhmed Yakoob boasts over 175k followers
Man given suspended sentence for impersonating barrister
Used identity of real lawyer
Top in-house lawyers to ramp up pro bono efforts with new pledge
GCs from Coca-Cola, ITV, Goldman Sachs and more
Garrick Club: Bar Council issues warning to lawyer members
'Exclusionary spaces do not foster support between colleagues'
Trowers introduces innovation seat for trainees
New TC option
Gowling ups office attendance to 60%
Previously 50%
A&O launches in Saudi Arabia ahead of Shearman mega-merger
Follows similar moves by Kirkland & Ellis, HSF and Clifford Chance
Judge given formal advice over ‘offensive’ social media posts
Follows two complaints
Paralegal sanctioned for misleading firm over LLM qualification
Needs SRA approval for law firm work
Formal advice for judge accused of telling barrister to ‘chill out’
Apparently mimicked TV character
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend