Alex Aldridge, Author at Legal Cheek

How Freshfields’ £100k NQ pay will change the profession

Magic circle embrace of MoneyLaw set to have far-reaching effects

May 15 2019 8:52am
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Under-promoted, oddly-timed and confusing to outsiders: why the bar is not making the most of its scholarships

There’s £5 million, for those in the know

May 8 2019 10:03am
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City law firms prepare to overhaul training structures as SQE nears

Legal Cheek-BARBRI super-exam survey results revealed

Mar 26 2019 8:48am
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Linklaters head of learning, BPP innovation chief and ULaw business development boss are latest speakers at Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

Big-hitters to appear at 22 May event

Feb 22 2019 9:47am
Norton Rose Fulbright launches innovation-focused grad scheme

Training contract alternative to start in March 2019

Dec 12 2018 2:08pm
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UK Supreme Court judge Lord Hodge admits ‘naivety’ at attending Federalist Society dinner

He refers to his ‘innocence’ in accepting invite from right-wing group that’s helping President Trump pick top judges, including Brett Kavanaugh

Dec 7 2018 11:50am
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BBC journalist spots dead rat in the Royal Courts of Justice

He’s drawn a picture of the rodent to get round photo ban

Dec 4 2018 2:48pm
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Magic circle and the bar team up with Oxford University on £1.2 million AI research project

Education and training of future lawyers is a central aim

Nov 30 2018 8:39am
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Lord Sumption tells barristers they’ve been getting it wrong on legal aid

Maverick Supreme Court judge says state funding is essential for crime but ‘discretionary’ for civil work — and bar needs to accept the public think they’re ‘rich toffs’, however unfair that may be

Nov 26 2018 8:28am
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Law firms could be ‘months’ from AI ‘tipping point’ that will have ‘profound impact’, says report by former magic circle managing partner

Woah

Nov 21 2018 9:03am
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A conversation with barrister Jamie Susskind about his new book Future Politics

What does the transformational power of technology mean for law students and lawyers?

Nov 19 2018 4:44pm
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The best chambers for quality of work for juniors 2018-19

The new Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey results — analysed

Nov 15 2018 10:30am
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Revealed: the law firms with the nicest partners in Britain 2018-19

The new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey results — analysed

Nov 9 2018 9:34am
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‘The days of deference are over,’ says Court of Appeal judge, who didn’t mind when witness called her ‘chuck’

It beats ‘Your Worship’

Nov 5 2018 1:25pm
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Over 70% of junior legal profession still wants to remain in the EU

Legal Cheek’s survey of over 800 law students and lawyers delivers resounding result

Nov 5 2018 10:39am
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Revealed: The best law firms for tech 2018-19

The results from the new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey are in

Oct 31 2018 11:05am
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UK Supreme Court judge warns of cryptocurrency bubble … nearly a year after it burst

It looks like there won’t be a SupremeCourtCoin

Oct 30 2018 1:33pm
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Survey: Which version of Brexit do you support?

Have your say in Legal Cheek’s survey

Oct 29 2018 11:04am
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Exclusive: Lord Hain is paid adviser to law firm that represented The Telegraph in Sir Philip Green injunction case

Peer with power to override courts works for Gordon Dadds LLP

Oct 26 2018 2:15pm
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The best chambers for training 2018-19

The results from the new Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey are in

Oct 25 2018 8:55am
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Baker McKenzie chief goes on leave due to exhaustion

Firm’s global chair Paul Rawlinson follows doctor’s advice to take a break

Oct 22 2018 2:58pm
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Revealed: The best law firms for training 2018-19

The results from the new Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey are in

Oct 16 2018 10:43am
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Manchester Uni’s law, business and computer science departments join forces with Freshfields and DWF for new lawtech research and teaching project

Now the scientists are getting involved

Sep 28 2018 1:51pm
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How Lehman Brothers’ collapse paved the way for MoneyLaw and the minimum wage

2008 financial crisis shaped the legal profession as we know it

Sep 14 2018 8:40am
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SRA bankrupts ‘Lord Harley’ lawyer Alan Blacker

He faced a legal bill of over £100k after being struck off

Aug 17 2018 1:56pm
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Clifford Chance launches lawtech training contract that leads to qualification as a solicitor

New scheme will run alongside firm’s conventional training contract

Aug 1 2018 12:18am
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The best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Jul 27 2018 8:49am
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The best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Jul 20 2018 8:39am
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Magic circle money mayhem! Average partner earnings at Allen & Overy and Freshfields edge towards £2 million

Eye-watering sums put MoneyLaw junior lawyer pay war in the shade

Jul 6 2018 8:06am
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The Secret Barrister unmasked in London burger joint

They are a 30-something Comprehensive school-educated non-Oxbridge grad, it emerges during daring interview

Jun 29 2018 4:05pm
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Magic circle duo join the MoneyLaw madness

Allen & Overy and Linklaters latest to pay US newly qualified lawyers eye-watering figure that works out just shy of £150k

Jun 29 2018 10:22am
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The first set of corporate law firm financial results are looking strong

Good times return to the City

Jun 28 2018 1:52pm
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Law balloons are now a thing thanks to Love Island solicitor Rosie Williams

Her legacy will live on after show exit

Jun 25 2018 9:20am
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The Hearing Podcast: Legal futurist Joe Raczynski on AI, blockchain and smart contracts

How close is tech to revolutionising the law?

Jun 14 2018 11:27am
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Manchester Uni joins forces with Freshfields to launch undergrad lawtech module

Exclusive: Students will use Neota Logic’s AI-powered platform to build access to justice apps

Jun 5 2018 7:50am
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Profession gears up for sold-out Future of Legal Education and Training Conference

Academics, regulators and law firm trainee recruitment & development teams prepare for day-long Wednesday event at Kings Place London

May 21 2018 10:53am
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Herbert Smith Freehills opens new Canary Wharf office

Firm joins Clifford Chance in ‘Manhattan on the Thames’

May 18 2018 9:53am
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Student and junior lawyer two-minute survey: The future of legal education and training

Have your say

May 2 2018 10:42am
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Allen & Overy in merger talks with US giant O’Melveny & Myers to create transatlantic magic circle megafirm

Deal would be a legal market game-changer — if it happens

Apr 8 2018 2:50pm
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Supreme Court’s innovation judge to join solicitors and law academics at expanded Future of Legal Education and Training Conference

Lord Briggs, PJ Kirby QC, and BSB chief Dr Vanessa Davies among latest batch of speakers

Mar 19 2018 12:57pm
Excitement builds ahead of next week’s Legal Cheek Awards 2018

Profession prepares for big night at The Cheesegrater

Mar 7 2018 10:09am
King’s College beats UCL in Vis Pre-Moot London derby

Big win for rookie arbitrators at White & Case-hosted comp

Mar 5 2018 10:41am
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Second batch of speakers released for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference ahead of midnight early bird ticket deadline

Featuring big names from Deliveroo, the Universities of Leeds and Birmingham, Pinsent Masons and Hogan Lovells

Mar 2 2018 9:11am
Top academics and law firm innovators come together for the Future of Legal Education and Training Conference

Big names from Russell Group, magic circle and tech start-up world among headliners at May event

Feb 15 2018 9:13am