Author: Thomas Connelly
80% of law internships are unpaid
Substantial confusion on the law concerning work placements, social mobility report finds
Junior lawyer MP to face retrial in speeding ticket case after jury fail to reach verdict
Property law specialist Fiona Onasanya was accused of allegedly lying to avoid prosecution
Labour would stop BPTC ‘racket’ run by ‘profiteers’
Let Inns offer the vocational course, says shadow attorney-general Baroness Chakrabarti
Big Four giant KPMG to DOUBLE lawyer headcount to over 3,000 within ‘next few years’
It would make it one of the largest law firms in the world
ULaw to launch Hong Kong campus
Legal education giant's first overseas outpost to open September 2019
New CPS chief turns up at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court to spend morning prosecuting
Max Hill QC rolls up his sleeves and joins the front line
Facebook to launch ‘Supreme Court’ to handle content take-down appeals
New quasi-judicial body up and running within a year, says Mark Zuckerberg
CMS, Pinsent Masons and DWF among firms to offer ‘returnships’ to help lawyers back into law following career breaks
Up to 40 paid six-month placements available
Sidley Austin lawyer’s widow reveals how work pressures pushed her husband to suicide in heartbreaking open letter
Gabe MacConaill committed suicide in the carpark of the firm's Los Angeles office last month
Bar Council launches support hotline for stressed barristers
New wellbeing initiative also includes self-help programmes, fact sheets and videos
New solicitor super-exam ‘likely’ to cost between £3,000 – £4,500
But SRA delays implementation date until September 2021, one year later than previously proposed
Ex-Daily Mail editor defends newspaper’s decision to describe judges as ‘enemies of the people’
'The point needed to be made', says Paul Dacre
Exclusive: Tycoon tried to source City training contract for businessman’s daughter during multi-million pound property deal negotiations
Fladgate, Macfarlanes, K&L Gates among firms approached without success, according to High Court
Solicitor billed 68 hours in one day
She was also discovered living at a property purchased using the assets of a client estate
Macfarlanes follows Allen & Overy in publishing 2018 gender pay gap data
City outfit reveals a partner inclusive result of 75%
Exclusive: The Inns of Court are looking for someone to help them design a more affordable BPTC
Anticipated 2020 launch
Gordon Dadds seals merger with Ince & Co but remains tight-lipped over whether Lord Hain will have role with the new firm
Tie-up creates UK's largest listed outfit
The Secret Barrister secures second book deal
Anonymous blogging heavyweight tells Legal Cheek they won't be quitting the bar anytime soon
Slaughter and May lawyers to be offered coding classes as part of new training pilot
As magic circle firm expands tech incubation programme
Advocate: Bar Pro Bono Unit ditches Latin name in bid to ‘modernise’
Revamp coincides with National Pro Bono Week
SRA loses High Court appeal over failed Leigh Day prosecution
Two partners and junior solicitor previously cleared of wrongdoing in Iraqi torture case