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Junior solicitor dies in Sheffield shooting

Alison Law Solicitors pays tribute to ‘beloved and hard working’ colleague Khuram Javed

Apr 12 2021 1:54pm

Irwin Mitchell eyes £500m flotation, ‘City sources’ claim

Could happen this year, apparently

Apr 12 2021 12:01pm

Hogan Lovells latest to thank lawyers with Covid bonuses

UK associates and staff to receive extra 5% of salary

Apr 12 2021 10:02am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Apr 12 2021 8:55am

The countdown to Living Room Law has begun

Flexible working conference takes place this Thursday

Apr 9 2021 7:51pm

Walker Morris awards training contract to child of managing partner

Leeds outfit says it operates 'completely blind' assessment process, with candidates securing positions on 'performance and merit'

Apr 9 2021 12:57pm

Taylor Wessing to join host of firms in Dublin

Focus on tech and life sciences work

Apr 9 2021 12:10pm

‘Will firms consider me for a TC if I’ve had to retake LPC exams?’

I'm currently looking for paralegal roles but have had no luck yet

Apr 9 2021 9:14am

Best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Apr 9 2021 8:41am

US outfit Cadwalader latest to launch in Dublin

Follows similar Irish moves by Hogan Lovells, Ashurst and Dentons

Apr 8 2021 1:00pm

Slaughter and May to launch legal operations grad scheme

Will initially recruit two grads

Apr 8 2021 9:11am

BBC launches SQE apprenticeship for graduates

Exclusive: Broadcasting giant teams up with ULaw to offer earn-while-you-learn route to solicitor qualification

Apr 7 2021 10:24am

First female barrister to be commemorated with London blue plaque

Helena Normanton's roundel will mark the address she lived for the early part of her legal career

Apr 7 2021 9:28am

First speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2021

Two-day virtual conference to explore future of legal education and training

Apr 6 2021 3:15pm

UK law firms reward lawyers with COVID bonuses

Allen & Overy, Ashurst and Walker Morris latest to thank staff with cash sums

Apr 6 2021 10:47am

Freshfields narrows gender pay gap

Magic circle player also publishes ethnicity data and, for the first time, disability and LGBT+ results

Apr 6 2021 9:27am

Round-up from the Easter Weekend

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the long weekend

Apr 6 2021 7:47am

Quinn Emanuel lawyer convicted of dangerous driving following parking row outside daughter’s nursery school

Boris Bronfentrinker tells Legal Cheek he's "considering grounds for an appeal" after being hit with £5k fine and 12 month driving ban

Apr 1 2021 7:39pm

Speakers announced for Legal Cheek’s Spring Virtual Vacation Scheme

Featuring 10 leading law firms, alongside in-house lawyers from Netflix, NatWest, BT and the BBC, as well as ULaw's employability team

Apr 1 2021 5:05pm

Legal celebs flock to Cameo

From Suits stars to Trump’s former lawyer

Apr 1 2021 10:04am