Category: News
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
The Garrick: Posh men-only members club is full of top judges and lawyers
Face calls to cancel membership
CMS and Slaughters latest firms to withdraw TC offers
SQE fallout continues
City Law Society training chief urges law firms to support trainees struggling with SQE
Clifford Chance revoked TC offers while Macfarlanes has 'pass first time' policy
Macfarlanes future trainees fear for careers amid firm’s ‘must pass first time’ SQE policy
Follows Clifford Chance terminating TCs
Exclusive: Clifford Chance cancels TC offers for students who failed SQE
No second chances
Junior solicitor who inappropriately touched colleague suspended for three months
2019 Christmas party incident
Newly qualified solicitor struck off for fabricating time recordings
Lack of experience not mitigating factor
IBA releases guidance for law schools to safeguard student mental health
Wellbeing issues should not be sign of weakness, says International Bar Association
More than a quarter of pupil barristers encounter bullying or harassment
Significantly higher number of women experienced issues personally
EU parliament approves groundbreaking regulations on AI
Potential framework for UK to follow
Training contract seekers reveal their biggest law firm ‘green flags’
Good salary, work-life balance, diversity and more 💚
Law students provide court support for divorcing couples
New pro bono scheme
Beware of ‘deepfake’ clients, regulator warns lawyers
Concerns over money laundering and terrorist financing
Charity calls on law students to teach school kids legal basics
Over 200,000 taught so far