Author: Thomas Connelly
Slaughter and May pushes ahead with associate salary rises
Magic circle player also restarts staff pay reviews as part of an easing of financial measures put in place during the pandemic
Mishcon de Reya poised for stock market flotation in move which would see trainees and junior lawyers become shareholders
Could take place later this year
Pupillage seekers jump by 50% during pandemic
Over 3,300 wannabe barristers applied for 246 training spots this year
ULaw appoints former City, University of London strategy chief as deputy vice-chancellor
Professor Radnor joins law school's exec board
UK and Ireland bar bodies slam China sanctions on magic circle barristers
Members of Essex Court Chambers hit with penalties last month for allegedly spreading 'lies and disinformation' about treatment of Uighur Muslims
Choose ‘where and when you work’, Irwin Mitchell tells lawyers
National firm set to transform offices into 'collaborative working hubs' as part of post-Covid plans
Irwin Mitchell dishes out appreciation bonuses and repays furlough cash
Move comes amid flotation rumours
DWF launches business grad scheme
Roles in finance, HR and marketing up for grabs
Slaughter and May launches £270k undergrad scholarship fund for aspiring lawyers
Supports 30 less advantaged students
Linklaters targets disadvantaged teens with career support scheme
New programme also looks to help young wannabe lawyers from racially diverse backgrounds through tutoring, mentoring and work shadowing opportunities
Freshfields promotes 22 lawyers to partner — 50% women
Six in London
Irwin Mitchell eyes £500m flotation, ‘City sources’ claim
Could happen this year, apparently
Taylor Wessing to join host of firms in Dublin
Focus on tech and life sciences work
BBC launches SQE apprenticeship for graduates
Exclusive: Broadcasting giant teams up with ULaw to offer earn-while-you-learn route to solicitor qualification
Freshfields narrows gender pay gap
Magic circle player also publishes ethnicity data and, for the first time, disability and LGBT+ results
Quinn Emanuel lawyer convicted of dangerous driving following parking row outside daughter’s nursery school
Boris Bronfentrinker tells Legal Cheek he's "considering grounds for an appeal" after being hit with £5k fine and 12 month driving ban
Pupillage: Bar leaders urged to stop ‘shameful’ rejection by silence
Aspiring barrister Noah Gifford describes common practice among chambers as ‘insulting’ in open letter
City law firms reveal latest pay gap figures
Clifford Chance, Hogan Lovells, Clyde & Co and Irwin Mitchell go public with gender and ethnicity results
China bans magic circle chambers over alleged human rights ‘disinformation’
Country accuses London's Essex Court Chambers of spreading 'lies' about treatment of Uighur Muslims
ULaw strikes training deal with Newcastle Law School
Will deliver range of courses, including SQE prep, from Russell Group uni's campus
Re-hearing for junior solicitor struck off after losing work briefcase
Follows crowdfunding appeal