News
Sir Terry Wogan was awarded Doctor of Laws degree after mocking Leicester’s roadworks
Much-loved television presenter passed away yesterday after short battle with cancer
King’s College law student uses 1930s case law to demand lifetime supply of chocolate after getting eight KitKats with no WAFER
Did the aspiring lawyer rely on the case law classic of Donoghue v Stevenson?
Ethnic diversity at the bar isn’t actually that bad (but it’s not that good either)
At least people are talking about it -- unlike social-economic diversity
Mayer Brown announces 100% trainee retention as it opens applications for earn-while-you-learn
Global giant with dual route to qualification keeps 2016 kids
Morning round-up: Monday 1 February
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
‘Oriel College has basically said f*ck all the black people’: Oxford law student lashes out at uni decision to keep Cecil Rhodes statue
Controversial public Facebook post made from Ntokozo Qwabe's account -- then privacy settings are changed
Court of Appeal awaits as High Court blocks straight couple civil partnerships
Lawyers take to Twitter to vent their frustration
Pre-diversity era Freshfields graduate recruitment ad dredged up by law mag
1990 advert harks back to a different time
SRA neglects to register Jones Day trainee lawyers for almost two years
*Regulatory facepalm*
Global megafirm partner tells colleagues not to waste his time with ‘thank you’ emails
'Ain't nobody got time for that'
Freshfields boosts top earning partner pay by 68% to £3.2 million – as trainees make do with £500 extra
And NQs got no pay rise at all
Morning round-up: Friday 29 January
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Lawyers form united front against Supreme Court double-murderer decision backlash
Legal profession flexes its muscles, at the expense of freedom of speech
Big Four accountancy giants are expanding their legal services arms globally — and solicitors are getting worried
EY now has lawyers in over 29 countries; while Deloitte Legal is cracking China
Fast-expanding White & Case loses retention crown as trainee retention drops to 87%
US firm's London office fails to replicate perfect 2015 results
We spoke to a top barrister about the effect of spiralling court fees on frontline legal practice
Hardwicke's Jasmine Murphy tells Katie King about behind-the-scenes attempts to keep the cases flowing
Research: Law students are sociable but selfish
Arts students are moody bastards
Morning round-up: Thursday 28 January
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Frustrated reporter blasts farcical court system in blistering Twitter rant
"The situation's really pretty bad"
Stock market listed law firm whose share price has tanked by 90% cuts jobs but not training contracts
Slater & Gordon's future lawyers unaffected by redundancies