Author: Thomas Connelly

Young Legal Aid Lawyers: SRA must reintroduce mandatory minimum trainee pay
Enforceable salary requirements ditched by SRA in 2014

Calls concerning bullying and harassment up 80%, says lawyer helpline
Majority of callers to LawCare women

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

City law firms dominate LGBT top 100 employer list
Pinsent Masons came out on top

Retrial ordered in ‘Lord Harley’ fraud case following dramatic courtroom collapse
Former solicitor-advocate remains in hospital

Junior lawyers ‘endangered species’ due to automation, law prof claims
Rookies carrying out repetitive work face being 'gradually culled from firms'

Cherie Booth QC: Lord Denning once told me ‘the bar really isn’t the place for women’
The comment came during her call ceremony

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

Inner Temple pushes ahead with multi-million pound redevelopment project
Inn appoints Sir Robert McAlpine to oversee construction of new education and training centre
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

Family law barrister, 34, who completed BPTC in 2007 becomes district judge
Adem Muzaffer will take up the role later this month

A quarter of trainee solicitors paid below Law Society recommended minimum
New figures show improvement in number of firms heeding Chancery Lane guidance

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'

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

Newcastle Uni law society issues warning to members after they ‘waved money’ and ‘clicked fingers’ at staff during boozy Xmas bash
Vomiting at the bar, according to email

You can now help The Secret Barrister collect Xmas presents in new online game
Navigate levels without getting caught by MPs and journalists

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

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

National law firm pursues ex-trainees for £9,000 LPC fees
Rookies left after Veale Wasbrough Vizards was unable to accommodate their qualification preferences

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