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Legal Entrepreneurs: How I started my own reputation law firm

Media lawyer Matt Himsworth opens up about the freedom running your own business can bring

Oct 16 2018 9:02am

Ashurst boosts newly-qualified solicitor pay by 8% to £82,000

Salaries could swell to over £94,000 with maximum bonuses

Oct 15 2018 1:05pm

Is the artificial intelligence emperor wearing any clothes?

An anonymous associate at a leading City of London law firm notes a disconnect between their experience on the ground and the tech marketing noise

Oct 15 2018 10:16am

5 things that will inevitably happen to you during your first year of law school

From caffeine addiction to the horrors of R v Brown

Oct 15 2018 9:04am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Oct 15 2018 8:04am
Secret Barrister

Lawyers vent fury over survey which asked whether The Secret Barrister should be ‘unmasked’

Little appetite to find out identity of whistleblower

Oct 12 2018 2:27pm
London Clyde & Co solicitors

Clyde & Co partner sacked over ‘inappropriate behaviour’ following internal investigation

Report claims senior lawyer encouraged colleagues to accompany him to strip clubs

Oct 12 2018 11:29am
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IBA Conference: ‘Lawyers just don’t do emotion’, says leading behavioural expert

Law is the last profession to embrace emotional intelligence

Oct 12 2018 10:16am

The best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Oct 12 2018 8:36am
MeToo Lawyers Baker McKenzie

Review reveals ‘shortcomings’ in Baker McKenzie’s handling of sex assault allegation

The victim reportedly received a payout and entered into a confidentiality agreement

Oct 11 2018 4:24pm

Reed Smith keeps 10 out of 13 autumn NQs

As applications for TCs at the international outfit soar by 54%

Oct 11 2018 12:06pm

Gay cake judgment: Human rights barrister explains what you need to know about today’s big decision

Bakery's refusal to make same-sex marriage cake is NOT discriminatory, rules Supreme Court

Oct 10 2018 12:28pm
Mental wellbeing lawyers solicitors students law

8 City law firms pledge to improve lawyer wellbeing

On World Mental Health Day

Oct 10 2018 8:44am
Law firm office

IBA Conference: Law firms’ offices need to take account of millennials’ priorities, says top architect

Successful spaces will be designed to offer 'lifestyle' not just a place to work

Oct 9 2018 1:03pm