Legal Cheek talks… Lord Harley and Ntokozo Qwabe
A whistle stop tour of two of our more controversial characters, and what we think about them
Solicitors
Lawyer claims £2,375 in damages after being seated next to obese man during long-haul flight
Nine-hour Emirates flight ruined due to “spillover”
Bond Dickinson cites Brexit as it ‘defers’ solicitor pay increases
Having frozen pay last month Trowers & Hamlins confirms salary reviews will now go ahead “this year”
Baker & McKenzie retains 14 out of 16 newly qualifying solicitors
US-founded giant chalks up 88% autumn rate
Gowling WLG lifts post-Brexit vote pay freeze
International law firm suspended its annual pay review earlier this summer
Research: Female solicitors are earning 20% less than their male colleagues
Latest Law Society stats suggest gender pay gap is still a problem within the profession
Stephenson Harwood boosts newly qualified pay packets to £65,000
An extra £500 chucked trainees’ way too
Clifford Chance cuts UK training contract numbers drastically
Magic circle firm to recruit 20 fewer trainees
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White & Case keeps 75% of its newly-qualified solicitors
Dip in form continues for the usually strong retention performer
Stephenson Harwood keeps 7 out of 9 qualifying trainees
London-based outfit posts 78% autumn retention figure
Latham & Watkins launches breast milk delivery programme for female lawyers working away on business
Breast is best says US giant
National law firm’s ‘About Us’ page is officially our new favourite thing
Cain and Cochran solicitors can tread water for three days and cook 30 minute brownies in just 20, apparently
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Katie King and Tom Connelly go below the line and respond to the readers
Freshfields lawyers no longer allowed to use ‘Dear Sirs’ in emails
It’s “Dear Sir or Madam” from now on, according to the magic circle giant
16-month suspended sentence for national law firm manager who duped employer in £18,600 printer cartridge scam
Former Browne Jacobson employee flogged his ink haul on eBay
DLA Piper bumps newly qualified pay by 8% to £70,000
Global giant has also chucked extra cash at its regional and Scottish talent
Berwin Leighton Paisner keeps 13 out of 20 qualifying trainees
International law firm froze pay earlier this summer citing “political and financial uncertainty” created by Brexit
Lawyers disappointed with Liz Truss’ radical ‘Transforming Our Justice System’ paper, which doesn’t mention legal aid once
£1 billion cash injection for modernisation of courts, zilch for legal aid
High Court judge uses emojis to help children understand family law judgment
Mr Justice Peter Jackson also used simple language
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DLA Piper’s red card system to punish ‘delinquent’ senior lawyers who fail to work seven-and-a-half-hours a day
Partners could have their monthly drawings reduced
Humblebrags galore as latest Legal 500 listings revealed
‘I’m kind of a big deal’
Slaughter and May becomes latest magic circle firm to embrace artificial intelligence
New robot-style tech is designed to “think like a lawyer”
Did ‘secret legal dispute’ prompt Bake Off’s exit from the BBC?
Producers reportedly engaged Lewis Silkin lawyer and threatened to sue TV broadcaster
Norton Rose Fulbright, Ince & Co and Withers hang on to over 80% of their newly qualified solicitors
Strong retention performances continue
Was I wrong to accept my legal assistant role?
Maybe I should’ve headed straight for a training contract
Politician says parliament to be kept in dark about EU negotiations, lawyers not very happy about it
Basic principle of parliamentary sovereignty may be under threat from Brexit “farce”
Macfarlanes and Addleshaw Goddard reveal autumn retention results
Encouraging 80%+ performances from ‘silver circle’ outfit and ‘northern giant’
Reed Smith keeps 8 out of 12 qualifying trainees
Four rookies exit the Broadgate Tower
Law grad ‘deeply concerned’ for future career as he’s fined for unlawfully posing as a solicitor
He’s planning to appeal his conviction
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