Category: Analysis

The haunted jurisprudence of ‘ghost law’

Future magic circle trainee Will Holmes asks -- are ghosts legal? 👻

Oct 29 2021 8:36am

Revealed: The extreme working hours of big-paying US law firms in London

Some junior lawyers are finishing work after 11pm most nights

Oct 26 2021 9:20am

What lawyers’ response to the printing press tells us about the future of legal tech

Future magic circle trainee Will Holmes looks at the legal profession's somewhat rocky record with technology

Jul 2 2021 10:15am

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

What Emperor Claudius would have thought about the City law pay war

Money and law have always had a complicated relationship

Jun 25 2021 9:16am

Which unis offer law grads the best chance of securing a job?

New stats reveal the law schools with the highest -- and lowest -- 'positive outcomes' 15 months down the line

Jun 2 2021 10:18am

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

Revealed: The law firms with the best perks 2020

Junior lawyers are a pretty pampered bunch but which firms offer the perkiest of perks?

Jan 2 2020 8:47am

Which uni law graduates earn the most?

102 law schools, ranked by median grad salary

Nov 6 2019 8:45am

Released under investigation: The real reason why fewer people are being charged with offences

Criminal barrister Rhys Rosser explains how RUIs have had some very unintended consequences

Jun 26 2019 4:55pm

The private prosecution of Boris Johnson – what happens next?

Criminal barrister Rhys Rosser explains

May 30 2019 10:11am

The best law firms for peer support — 2019 edition

Winner to be announced at the Legal Cheek Awards on 21 March, alongside a host of other categories

Mar 7 2019 11:25am

Revealed: The best law firms for work/life balance – 2019 edition

The outfits bucking the 'all work no play' trend

Feb 21 2019 8:02am

The law firm canteens dishing up the most delectable cuisines – 2019 edition

A rundown of the corporate outfits leaving rookies hungry for more

Feb 14 2019 9:07am

The best use of social media – 2019 edition

The vloggers, bloggers and Instagram-ers bringing the law to life

Feb 8 2019 8:50am