Author: Thomas Connelly

Durham Law School shelves plans to introduce 8am lectures
Thank god for that

Lawyers slam firm over six-week internship offering ‘travel expenses’
Nicholls & Nicholls silent over whether the role will be paid but states that it will 'tailor packages according to the successful applicant’s circumstances'

Hogan Lovells, Stephenson Harwood and Pinsent Masons up trainee and junior lawyer pay
All three firms now in £70k-£80k range

A legal education charity is offering 14 social welfare training contracts
Applications open today

‘New Rules’: Law students release parody Dua Lipa music video addressing sexual harassment in the workplace
It's racked up over 57,000 views already

DLA Piper abandons policy to pay London and regional trainees equal salaries while on international secondments
And not everyone is happy about it

The solicitor who launched a law firm while waiting for a new heart
City broker turned defender of the underdogs shares her story

Disbarred barrister in court after allegedly claiming to be homeless in bid to secure council house
She denies any wrongdoing

Ex-commercial lawyer to put crayfish, dogs and a sheep on trial with launch of special animal court
All in the name of art, obviously

Former The Apprentice star’s law app hits half a million pound funding mark
Family solicitor turned lawtech entrepreneur Lauren Riley appeared on the popular reality show four years ago

Freshfields leapfrogs to top of magic circle trainee pay table
Will others follow latest pay rise?

White & Case posts 84% autumn trainee retention score
There is a strong requirement for English-qualified lawyers despite Brexit uncertainty, says US megafirm

Big Four giant EY buys NewLaw firm Riverview and pledges to ‘disrupt’ legal market
Watch out, traditional law firms

New courtroom comedy where judge pokes fun at litigants to hit TV screens this week
It's basically Judge Rinder with fewer legal qualifications

Kirkland & Ellis retains all 10 qualifying trainees
US titan's London newbies will start on dollar-pegged salaries of £146,000

Brunel Law School ditches GDL ahead of SQE roll-out
As it launches new 'fast-track' LLB

Taylor Wessing boosts London NQ lawyer pay to £71,000
A rise of 13%

KWM takes up flash new office space in ‘Walkie-Talkie’ — 18 months after UK arm’s catastrophic collapse
Sixty trainees lost their jobs

SRA picks Kaplan to deliver new solicitor super-exam
Eight-year deal

Partners from US giant O’Melveny & Myers jet into London to hold mega-merger talks with Allen & Overy
Discussions reach 'due diligence stage', report claims