Author: thomas-connelly
Fake barrister listed on genuine chambers website is jailed for defrauding terminally ill woman out of £92,000
He falsely claimed to have a law degree from the University of London
Female barristers granted access to top London court’s male-only robing room
Gender should play no part in the role or status of an advocate, says Southwark judge
Hogan Lovells and Eversheds Sutherland reveal 80% autumn retention results
Solid scores from international duo
Kirkland & Ellis ups trainee pay to £50-55k as Macfarlanes boosts to £44-49k
A lot of money for 22 and 23-year-olds
White & Case keeps 15 of its 18 London NQs following 17% salary hike
English-qualified lawyers wanted despite Brexit, says US megafirm
Gowling WLG posts 84% autumn retention result
As national outfit Browne Jacobson scores 67%
‘Drunk’ law tutor thrown off Heathrow flight is ordered to pay £4,500
Humanitarian law expert, who the SRA says “is not a member of the profession”, reportedly set to take up teaching role at Durham University
Grateful grad: Bangor student collects first class law degree following successful fundraising appeal
Tuition fee debt had prevented the wannabe lawyer from graduating
Solicitor who made anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist Facebook comments handed 12-month suspension
He dared a member of the public to report him, so they did
Linklaters keeps 47 of its 56 trainees upon qualification
Magic circle retains 84% of rookies as newly qualified solicitors
Air justice! Judge Rinder takes chopper to court in adrenaline-fuelled advert
Mission Impossible-esque promo also features a leather clad clerk and a high-powered motorbike
Ince & Co keeps nine out of ten NQs
As London litigation specialist Stewarts Law retains just one
People are poking fun at The Times after it described the Offences Against the Person Act as a ‘Victorian-era law’
'They'll have a fit when they discover where common law offences come from'
Tieless at Travers: City law firm ditches corporate dress code in favour of new casual approach
Unless within eyeshot of a client
Paralegal who worked for two firms at the same time barred from legal profession
A big price to pay for some extra cash
Mass exodus at Mansfield 1 Gray’s Inn Square as 20 barristers join Goldsmith Chambers
Exclusive: Just eight months after merger deal
Future lawyer daughter of top QC in acid attack shame
Emily Bowen's reported place to study law at Aberdeen Uni put on hold as she's sent to prison
Latham & Watkins, Dentons and Taylor Wessing reveal mixed retention fortunes
Some good, some not so good
Freshfields posts uncharacteristically low trainee retention rate
Legal Cheek called it back in May