Author: thomas-connelly
A law student used Harry Potter-style invisible ink to sneak 24 pages of ‘unauthorised notes’ into exam
She was caught by students and the invigilator
Eversheds Sutherland, Pinsent Masons and DLA Piper surpass magic circle rivals in 2017 brand power list
Based on the opinions of almost 500 top businesses
KWM kitty: Ex-partners encouraged to donate up to £2,500 each to help staff affected by firm’s collapse
The international outfit's European arm entered into administration earlier this year
Ashurst unveils spring retention rate of 85%
17 trainees from a cohort of 20 commit their future to the silver circle firm
Shearman & Sterling hikes London NQ pay by over 10% to £105,000
More experienced associates also cash in
A lawyer has designed a keyboard especially for lawyers
Legalese at your fingertips
CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang triple merger goes live
New global outfit boasts 1,000 partners and 5,000 lawyers
Eversheds Sutherland keeps all 12 spring NQs
As international outfit unveils post-merger partner promotions
Sussex University law grad with a ‘passion for pro bono’ becomes BPP’s first ever trainee solicitor
News revealed in same week as annual student pro bono awards
Burges Salmon posts perfect 100% retention score
All 28 newbies have committed their future to the Bristol-based outfit
Exclusive: BPP implements internet speed restrictions on popular student sites including Facebook and YouTube
No more Netflix and chill... in the library
Reed Smith offers flexi-working option to all London lawyers
But trainees are likely to miss out
Property lawyer fined £10,000 for renting out house with ‘kitchen in the garden shed’
She told the court a tenant built the illegal extension without her knowledge
Clifford Chance to fund community law graduate scheme likened to Teach First
Youth advocates will help protect the legal rights of vulnerable children
Law Society tells solicitors to ‘channel their inner Judge Dredd’ – immediately backfires
'You do realise he is an executioner for a totalitarian fascist regime?'
Work less, earn less: Linklaters offers lawyers who want a life outside the office an ‘alternative career model’
The scheme is being piloted next month
City University BPTC grad who stole cash from colleagues’ bags BARRED from legal profession
Mahnoor Choudhury was working as a paralegal at the time
Judge who spent 17 HOURS reading aloud 138-page judgment involving spooked horse slammed by appeal court
There was 'no explanation' as to why it took so long
Clifford Chance lawyer set to become 173rd president of the Law Society
Litigation specialist Simon Davis to take over top spot in 2019
SDT publishes judgment that saw Clyde & Co hit with record £50,000 fine for money laundering and accounting rule breaches
Three partners also told to cough up £10,000 each