Author: thomas-connelly

Hill Dickinson partner fined £1,000 by SRA over ‘domestic incident’

City lawyer reaches "settlement agreement" with regulator to avoid disciplinary tribunal

Jan 15 2016 11:06am

Research: Non-legal employers favour law graduates over all other applicants

They work harder and have an "aptitude for learning"

Jan 15 2016 9:48am

Aspiring lawyer charged with murder does NOT attend BPP despite LinkedIn claims

Law school says Carl Langdell "has never been a student at BPP University”

Jan 15 2016 9:14am

Money talks: Weil Gotshal continues 100% trainee retention after cash boost

Did the recent NQ pay rise to £100k sway their decision?

Jan 14 2016 1:32pm

DLA Piper associate offers training contract ‘coaching’ and ‘guidance’ at £40 an hour

Edinburgh based lawyer and former White & Case trainee sells application advice online

Jan 14 2016 9:45am

Hilarious parody video mocks privileged white law graduate

Short comical clip mimics a recent Western Sydney University ad involving Sudanese refugee law graduate

Jan 13 2016 11:37am

Trowers & Hamlins improves on poor autumn trainee retention performance

Period of unpredictable retention rates continues for national firm as it posts an 88% spring 2016 result

Jan 12 2016 12:13pm

Co-op training contract freeze continues despite expansion

Hype of "100 training contracts a year by 2017" a distant memory

Jan 12 2016 11:18am

David Bowie used to be a paralegal based near Lincoln’s Inn

British music legend sadly passed away yesterday after 18-month battle with cancer

Jan 11 2016 5:28pm

Labour’s top lawyer quits citing ‘increasingly negative path’ under Jeremy Corbyn

Shadow attorney general Catherine McKinnell has resigned -- Karl Turner replaces her

Jan 11 2016 1:02pm

Magic circle firm Linklaters reveals what staff parties were like over 100 years ago

Historic image shows top City lawyers of the time enjoying a lavish dinner -- and there's not a woman in sight

Jan 8 2016 2:24pm

Junior barrister appears in court over supplying drugs in heart of legal London

Strand Chambers’ Henry Hendron was arrested earlier this year after boyfriend died of drug overdose at his Temple flat

Jan 8 2016 10:22am

Morning round-up: Friday 8 January

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Jan 8 2016 8:15am

Nabarro improves on disappointing autumn retention result to reveal 89% spring figure

London firm confirms eight out of nine qualifying trainees will stay

Jan 7 2016 12:02pm

The 15 most popular Legal Cheek stories of 2015

A look back on the posts that hauled in the most hits

Dec 29 2015 10:07am

KPMG legal team reveals it’s offering training contracts amid soaring growth

Big Four giant is tight-lipped on details

Dec 22 2015 4:25pm

Clifford Chance future trainee uproar as firm cancels funding for Professional Skills Course

Policy switch has left students struggling to make ends meet

Dec 22 2015 10:09am

Crime doesn’t pay: Students who opt for bar glamour careers will always earn way less than kids who choose safe corporate route

Thinking of a career at the criminal bar? You could be over £40,000 better off working in Aldi

Dec 18 2015 11:57am