Author: thomas-connelly

Travers Smith joins NQ salary war with package of up to £110,500

Boost comes as City player confirms 4% bump in PEP to £1.25 million

Jul 11 2019 10:15am

Slaughter and May keeps 37 out of 40 newly qualifying trainee solicitors

Strong 93% retention result comes as magic circle firm ups GDL maintenance grant to £10,000

Jul 10 2019 3:50pm

Nearly a third of magic circle trainees went to Oxbridge

This despite making up less than 1% of each year’s graduating class

Jul 5 2019 12:32pm

International human rights lawyer jailed for spitting at air crew found dead

Body of Simone Burns discovered at Beachy Head cliffs in East Sussex

Jul 4 2019 11:21am

British barrister faces extradition to Turkey over ‘propaganda’ charges

Ozcan Keles accused of spreading propaganda online

Jul 3 2019 11:32am

Average partner earnings at Clifford Chance remain steady at £1.6 million

Canary Wharf giant’s global revenues up 4% to £1.7 billion

Jul 2 2019 2:03pm

City University tort lecturer scoops ‘Law Teacher of the Year’ prize

Sabrina Germain sees off competition from academics at the universities of Manchester, Liverpool, Birkbeck and Warwick

Jul 1 2019 11:09am

Criminal barristers call off strike

Over 60% of CBA members vote to suspend action

Jul 1 2019 10:22am

Court thrown into chaos after defendant hurls poo at judge

'It’s protein! It’s good for you!'

Jun 28 2019 9:49am

Herbert Smith Freehills launches London advocacy secondment for junior lawyers

In-house option sees associates spend 12 months working with global outfit's top advocates

Jun 26 2019 8:56am

Clifford Chance launches first legal project management apprenticeship

Scheme doesn't lead to qualification as a solicitor

Jun 25 2019 10:34am

Arden University registers as SQE prep provider

Ex-BPP chief's new outfit prepares to deliver super-exam course

Jun 24 2019 9:33am

SDT refuses to drop case against Freshfields partner accused of sexual misconduct

Ryan Beckwith previously argued charges were beyond regulator's remit

Jun 19 2019 1:14pm

‘Not on your life!’ Lord Sumption rules out move into politics

Ex-Supreme Court justice's comments came during final BBC Reith Lecture

Jun 18 2019 1:48pm

Average UK law firm partner pay breaks £200,000

Legal sector continuing to grow despite Brexit, according to research

Jun 18 2019 10:11am