Author: Legal Cheek
‘I walked away from City law to start a band-booking business’
Legal Cheek speaks to Ed Southall about his decision to leave law and launch his own business
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Taylor Wessing in merger talks with US law firm Winston & Strawn
Deal in discussion
‘The client is really rude and my supervisor doesn’t seem to care’
Suck it up or say something?
Exclusive research: 58% of junior barristers at top chambers are Oxbridge grads
Down from over 70% pre-Covid
Government convenes legal bigwigs in push to promote UK justice
New panel features lawyers, judges and academics
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Is Shakespeare funny? Top KCs to face off with TV stars in mock trial
Charity fundraiser
Buttergate: Paul Weiss lawyers can eat butter — they just need to find it
'Under the counter' supplies revealed
One in five top chambers inaccessible to disabled people
Bar Council warns lack of support may deter disabled pupillage applicants
Jury trials scrapped for offences carrying under three-year sentences, with cases heard by judge in new ‘swift courts’
Justice Sec confirms shake-up
Future lawyers give mixed reviews to Mishcon’s new AI interview
It's replaced the firm's old application form
Barristers given fresh AI guidance amid rise in fake cases cited in court
Bar Council urges caution when using tech tools
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
College of Legal Practice pitches fast-track 4-year solicitor apprenticeship for school leavers
Cuts traditional pathway by two years
Abuse towards solicitors on the rise, research finds
Threats linked to live cases and media-fuelled controversies
Female junior barristers earn nearly a quarter less than male colleagues
New report lays bare gender pay gap