Author: aishah-hussain
A life of crime
Chris Daw QC on life at the bar, his newly released book and venture into ‘vlawging’
Herbert Smith Freehills retains 22 of 32 autumn qualifying trainees
One on fixed-term deal
Clyde & Co cuts junior lawyer pay by £2,000 and confirms 90% retention
Training contract numbers at the firm increase
£7.5 million to restore Law Society offices ravaged by fire
Insurers to foot bill
US duo announce 100% autumn retention scores
London offices of Jones Day and Covington & Burling keep all qualifying trainees
Essex Court Chambers barrister calls for Wiley to be stripped of MBE following anti-Semitic rant
Honour should be revoked 'at earliest opportunity', says Jeremy Brier, as grime artist is banned from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
SRA reveals SQE exam cost of £3,980 as it extends transitional arrangements in response to COVID-19
Total fee doesn't include prep course costs
9 City law firms make gender equality employer list
Recognised for creating workplace environments inclusive of women
Six top commercial chambers unite to mentor ‘under-represented’ aspiring barristers
Magic circle sets look to tackle bar's ongoing diversity problem
Allen & Overy sets 35% ethnic minority target for trainees
Magic circle firm also wants to retain more black NQs as part of wider diversity push
New ‘10xChallenge’ replaces London Legal Walk
Due to public health considerations regarding social distancing and mass gatherings
Home-working: Older solicitors more likely to struggle with tech compared to younger colleagues, research finds
Do you know your Zoom from your Hangouts?
WFW pauses recruitment for direct TC applicants as it announces 94% autumn retention
Exclusive: Watson Farley & Williams to review process and will resume once able to run assessment centres effectively
Magic circle partner reveals how home-working has changed his life for the better
A&O funds lawyer Paul Sampson says he can now have dinner with his wife and read his kids a bedtime story
‘Kirkland & End It’ is the latest corporate law meme account poking fun at the profession
Is this a new social media trend?
BPTC student raises bias and privacy concerns over exam proctoring
BSB says online exams aren't 'discriminatory' but union have come out in support of students wanting to pursue potential legal action
US firms hold the MoneyLaw line
Akin Gump, Vinson & Elkins, Sidley and Debevoise have 'no plans' to reduce London trainee or NQ pay
Prison for Anglia Ruskin law student found with heroin and cocaine worth £4,000 at uni halls
Samuel Kayode receives five-year sentence
A group of anonymous BPP students have published an open letter complaining about LPC lockdown ‘failures’
'All concerns raised by students are taken seriously and dealt with using the processes stated in our regulations,' says law school in response
Allen & Overy posts 93% autumn retention score
38 out of 41 trainees stay on
Future City trainee goes public with concerns about doing training contract remotely
'I struggle to see how this could truly be replicated virtually'