Author: Thomas Connelly

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

You can now help The Secret Barrister collect Xmas presents in new online game

Navigate levels without getting caught by MPs and journalists

Dec 19 2018 11:26am

Super-exam: ‘The SRA is replacing one gamble with a worse one’

Multiple-choice exams aren’t the most effective way of judging ability, argues Durham Law School dean

Dec 18 2018 10:34am

Westminster Uni law grad to launch AI tool to help non-profits identify legal issues

Fraser Matcham came under fire last year from lawyers over ‘McKenzie Friends Marketplace’ website

Dec 17 2018 11:18am

National law firm pursues ex-trainees for £9,000 LPC fees

Rookies left after Veale Wasbrough Vizards was unable to accommodate their qualification preferences

Dec 14 2018 12:32pm

Exeter University law society to be disbanded, 8 months after students’ racist WhatsApp messages surfaced online

Investigation resulted in expulsions, suspensions and the termination of a training contract offer

Dec 13 2018 5:09pm