Author: Thomas Connelly
Dentons junior associate charged with extortion for trying to squeeze £160,000 from his OWN partners
Michael Potere threatened to leak confidential info, according to court papers
Mayer Brown reveals 73% autumn retention score
Global outfit keeps eight of its 11 NQs
Bouncebackability: Ashurst’s revenue climbs by 7% after turbulent 12 months
Meanwhile Linklaters and Taylor Wessing unveil mixed financial fortunes
QC sparks outrage after comparing solicitors to postmen
Simon Spence’s controversial comments appear in his election manifesto
There’s less office politics in law than any other industry, new research finds
Nearly a third of survey respondents thought engaging in water cooler tittle-tattle will help further their careers
An Uber-legal challenge: Jolyon Maugham QC crowdfunds more than £100,000 to launch VAT High Court case
Devereux silk is claiming 56p
Clyde & Co associate struck off after sending ‘misleading’ emails to conceal £500,000 error
Rajpal Singh Ahluwalia’s case collapsed after he missed an important deadline
Eversheds Sutherland launches new legal service for start-ups thanks to one of its trainees
'ES Disrupt': international outfit taps into London's buoyant entrepreneur scene
US outfit Goodwin Procter launches London training contract schemes
News follows firm’s involvement in KWM trainee rescue mission
City law firms dominate first ever social mobility employer index
MoJ and Inner Temple also recognised for their endeavours to help disadvantaged young people
Hendron v Hendron: ‘Drug addict’ barrister evicted from lawyer twin’s Covent Garden flat after High Court injunction battle
Richard also 'sacked' Henry from his law firm after finding 'quantity of drugs in the office'
Over 60% of BPTC grads don’t have pupillage, new stats show
As enrolments on the vocational course drop by 7%
Top criminal chambers forced to rebrand as old premises become luxury apartments
9-12 Bell Yard now Foundry Chambers
Boston bolt-on: Hogan Lovells to swallow up US law firm Collora
Combination to go live on 1 September
‘They tried to get lawyers’: Devastating cuts to legal aid prevented Grenfell Tower residents accessing advice over safety concerns
Legal profession offers pro bono support to blaze victims
Oxford law grads pocket £20,000 a year more than Durham and Warwick peers
Earning power: Oxbridge dominant over Russell Group rivals, new stats show
Norton Rose Fulbright’s merger with Aussie law firm Henry Davis York given go-ahead following successful partner vote
Official go-live date remains unknown
Reshuffle: Ex-City lawyer who claimed foodbank users have ‘cash flow problems’ returns to the MoJ
Dominic Raab MP made a Justice Minister, as fellow commercial solicitor made Work and Pensions Secretary
Police conducting drugs investigation search Herbert Smith Freehills’ Belfast office
Number of items taken from low cost support hub for further examination