Author: thomas-connelly

SRA dismisses calls to reintroduce mandatory minimum trainee solicitor pay

JLD argued rookies risk 'exploitation' under work experience element of SQE -- but regulator doesn't agree

May 13 2019 1:53pm

Mental health charity pilots online messenger service in bid to reach more young lawyers

LawCare's announcement comes at the start of Mental Health Awareness Week

May 13 2019 11:20am

BARBRI teams up with KCL to offer New York and California bar course

Global legal education provider to teach out of London's Dickson Poon School of Law from September

May 2 2019 8:55am

Trainees risk ‘exploitation’ under super-exam, junior lawyers warn

Regulator urged to reinstate mandatory minimum salary -- again

Apr 30 2019 10:49am

Top QC who branded unpaid internship ‘plain wrong’ offers aspiring barristers two weeks paid work experience

‘I should put my money where my mouth is’, says Jaime Hamilton

Apr 29 2019 12:10pm

Freshfields partner accused of sexual misconduct

Alleged incident involved female member of staff, tribunal hears

Apr 29 2019 10:40am

Fieldfisher gears up for Brexit with Irish merger

As Burges Salmon launches in Scotland

Apr 26 2019 10:52am

London chambers offers ‘unpaid’ internship lasting up to six months

Exclusive: But 9KBW will cover wannabe barristers' travel expenses

Apr 25 2019 1:02pm

BSB investigate after BPP ‘error’ left some BPTC students sitting ethics exam in ‘canteen’

Exclusive: The law school has apologised for the mix-up

Apr 24 2019 10:27am

Community order for junior solicitor who sent Bumble date abusive messages

Victor Kruchinkin described former flame as a ‘gobby ethnic from Zone 8’ after she ended relationship

Apr 24 2019 8:40am

BPP Law School scholarship fund exceeds £1 million for the first time

Several new awards up for grabs as part of expanded funding programme

Apr 23 2019 8:42am

Criminal barrister reveals emotional toll of life at the bar in candid tweets

‘We are expected to brush away the trauma of one case and pick up the next’

Apr 18 2019 11:14am

Arden University appoints ex-BPP chief as vice chancellor

Carl Lygo spent 20 years at education giant before stepping down in 2017

Apr 18 2019 8:42am
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Jailed sex assault barrister disbarred

Clyde Stevens handed 10-year prison term in 2017

Apr 16 2019 3:49pm

Linklaters trainees can work from home without explaining why

Aims to remove 'stereotyping or challenges' around flexi-working, magic circle player says

Apr 15 2019 11:30am

Baker McKenzie global chair dies

‘Unexpected passing’ of Paul Rawlinson confirmed yesterday evening

Apr 15 2019 9:53am

Junior lawyer MP Fiona Onasanya to face disciplinary tribunal

Lied to police in bid to avoid a speeding charge

Apr 12 2019 10:36am

Durham Law School teams up with Abertay Uni to host Game of Thrones conference

Day-long session will examine law, power and justice

Apr 12 2019 10:18am

City lawyer whose ‘sexist’ LinkedIn message sparked media frenzy switches firms

Alexander Carter-Silk made headlines in 2015 after praising Charlotte Proudman's 'stunning' profile photo

Apr 10 2019 4:29pm

Tech isn’t meeting our needs, say nearly half of lawyers

Over a third considering career change as a result

Apr 10 2019 12:40pm

Willkie Farr & Gallagher ditches partner embroiled in college admissions scandal

Decision comes after Gordon Caplan announced he'd plead guilty to fraud

Apr 10 2019 11:12am