Why lawyers need to loosen the ‘stiff upper lip’
Macho demonstrations of ‘resilience’ are overrated
Alex Aldridge
Alex Aldridge is the founder and publisher of Legal Cheek, who also contributes as a regular blogger. Previously he was a columnist writing about law and education for The Guardian, associate editor of Legal Week and a writer for Times Online.
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Freshfields sends Manchester paralegals on mini-secondments to London, Dubai and Germany
Magic circler extends trainee perk to northern rookies
23 out of Macfarlanes’ 25 qualifying trainees given permanent jobs
The other two accepted fixed term contracts; each can expect to earn at least £81,300
Former Kent Uni criminology student robs robing room after posing as pupil barrister to get past Old Bailey security
He has previous for stealing law books from King’s College London library
Late night and early morning courts are ‘not a disguised attempt’ to force lawyers to work more, insists top judge
Lord Fulford moves to soothe profession after outcry over 8am-8pm justice
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A second law firm is set to list on the London Stock Exchange
Gordon Dadds to follow Gateley in going public
The tuition fee backlash could spell danger for the solicitor super-exam
Design of the cheaper LPC replacement is based on undergraduate fees staying high
Norton Rose Fulbright raises NQ pay to £75k
Trainee money is increased too
Shearman & Sterling keeps 13 out of 15 trainees
Their pay will now more than DOUBLE from £50k to £105k
Leigh Day suspends two paralegals accused of ‘touting’ for business among Grenfell Tower fire victims
Not ideal when you’re angling for a training contract
Allen & Overy tops magic circle financial results growth league, with Clifford Chance coming in second
Linklaters is third and Freshfields fourth, while Slaughter and May declines to take part in summer bling fest
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The application deadlines are looming
DLA Piper rocked by ransomware attack … weeks after publishing ‘How to protect against cyber attacks’ guide
Just when you thought that law firms had mastered IT
Solicitor super-exam WILL change how big City law firms hire trainees, insists SRA boss
Comments come in response to suggestion by Hogan Lovells chief that scrapping LPC may not have major impact
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In America the top legal talent joins law firms — but not always in Britain
Cambridge law student launches Lord Denning-inspired search engine
It seeks to draw on spirit of great judge through artificial intelligence
Slater and Gordon solicitor, 31, becomes youngest coroner in England and Wales
Leeds University graduate reaches judicial office way ahead of schedule
Pay trainees and NQs less; pay mid-level associates more, argues influential commentator
Rookie lawyer remuneration in London may have reached unsustainable levels
The problem with low cost legal hubs is that law graduates don’t want to work in them
Students say ‘no thanks’ to northshoring
Bearded hipsters flog ‘revolutionary AI’ to global law firm partner ‘Gully Bull’ as new bot released that shouts at trainees
Lawtech craze inspires pre-April Fools hilarity
‘How Twitter works’ appendix to Katie Hopkins libel judgment was penned by rookie barrister, reveals phone hacking lawyer
But 5RB’s Greg Callus insists viral guide was a team effort as Jack Monroe describes him as “lovely”
BPP University chief exits after 20 years at legal education giant
Carl Lygo started as a tutor at the law school in the 1990s
Reed Smith boosts newly qualified solicitor pay to £70k
NQ salaries rise by £7,000 as target hours head north too
‘UK’s top barrister’ fined by Bar Standards Board over website boasts
But legendary topcriminalqc.co.uk site lives on
Beware the bursting of law’s artificial intelligence bubble
Legal tech is a long story of incremental change, not revolution
Revealed: the law firms that trainees and junior lawyers most admire
Magic circle tag still carries kudos, but what about the rest?
King & Wood Mallesons Global launches in London – a day after UK arm goes under
New firm “not presently” taking old firm trainees
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So law isn’t the safe career you thought
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Lord Mance defies predictions to be named Supreme Court deputy president
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Top QC renews attack on EU judges, days after husband BoJo’s controversial Brexit piece
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Norton Rose Fulbright becomes latest firm to unveil retention rate in the 60s
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