Author: thomas-connelly

‘Lawtech? We’ve no idea what it is’, say 50% of junior lawyers

Despite hype, two-thirds reported no change to their job role

Jan 28 2019 11:10am

Hogan Lovells partner caught watching porn at work leaves firm

Irwin Mitchell lawyer filmed the incident from an adjacent office

Jan 25 2019 10:24am

Charles Russell Speechlys lawyer and two sons smash 3,000 mile rowing record

Raise £180,000 for charity in the process

Jan 25 2019 9:00am

Game of Thrones star to play barrister Shami Chakrabarti in new political thriller

Official Secrets to hit UK cinema screens later this year

Jan 24 2019 10:22am

Lawyers are stressed — but not as much as social workers and recruiters

Increasing workloads number on stress source, research shows

Jan 23 2019 12:50pm

Young Legal Aid Lawyers: SRA must reintroduce mandatory minimum trainee pay

Enforceable salary requirements ditched by SRA in 2014

Jan 23 2019 8:57am

Calls concerning bullying and harassment up 80%, says lawyer helpline

Majority of callers to LawCare women

Jan 22 2019 12:14pm

Glasgow Uni law student becomes unlikely hero after netting late winner in Scottish Cup

It's 'just beginning to sink in', says Auchinleck Talbot defender Craig McCracken

Jan 21 2019 11:03am

City law firms dominate LGBT top 100 employer list

Pinsent Masons came out on top

Jan 21 2019 8:56am

Retrial ordered in ‘Lord Harley’ fraud case following dramatic courtroom collapse

Former solicitor-advocate remains in hospital

Jan 18 2019 12:48pm

Junior lawyers ‘endangered species’ due to automation, law prof claims

Rookies carrying out repetitive work face being 'gradually culled from firms'

Jan 17 2019 10:47am
London City training contract lawyers

London law firm partner fined £45,000 in case with link to Panama Papers leak

Child & Child lawyer breached anti-money laundering rules, according to disciplinary finding

Jan 15 2019 11:57am

Inner Temple pushes ahead with multi-million pound redevelopment project

Inn appoints Sir Robert McAlpine to oversee construction of new education and training centre

Jan 11 2019 1:11pm

Don’t feel obliged to respond to emails after 7pm, bar chief tells barristers

Richard Atkins QC says '24/7 365 days a year culture' is damaging lawyer wellbeing

Jan 10 2019 11:29am

Family law barrister, 34, who completed BPTC in 2007 becomes district judge

Adem Muzaffer will take up the role later this month

Jan 10 2019 10:03am

A quarter of trainee solicitors paid below Law Society recommended minimum

New figures show improvement in number of firms heeding Chancery Lane guidance

Jan 9 2019 11:03am

Junior solicitor claims pricey hotline will help stressed out trainees who are too scared to ask for help

But one lawyer tells Legal Cheek the service is simply 'papering over the cracks of the problem'

Jan 8 2019 8:53am

MoJ apologises after staff described journalist as ‘crazy’ and a ‘bitch’ in internal messages

BuzzFeed’s Emily Dugan regularly reports on issues concerning legal aid, the judiciary and the courts

Jan 7 2019 12:21pm