Category: News
Burges Salmon trials sector-focused training contracts
Energy and built environment routes for 2029
Too rich to quit? Top lawyers reveal how £100k private school fees, hefty mortgages and first-class flights keep them in City law
High salaries, even higher expenses
Less than half of UK bar students secure pupillage, new figures reveal
Success rates vary widely across providers
Barrister disbarred over role in £1.8 million legal aid scam
Jailed in 2024
Freshfields eyes AI spin-off to create tech company ‘worth billions’
Plans emerge in leaked emails
Awkward! Legal AI rivals Legora and Harvey unveil same-named products just hours apart
Battle of the 'Intakes'
Criminal defence solicitor jailed for supplying cocaine
Police uncovered his drug dealing while investigating client
Judiciary gives AI cautious thumbs-up (but draws line at robot judges)
Promotes ‘strict safeguards and robust testing’
GP, Pilates and nutrition advice: Inside A&O Shearman’s new London HQ
Bishops Square ➡️ Broadgate
SRA proposes minor SQE1 syllabus tweaks despite concerns it covers too much law
Launches consultation
RPC launches in New York
First US office
Kirkland & Ellis to keep mega-profits under wraps
World’s highest-grossing law firm stops sharing financial figures with media
Cleary boosts NQ lawyer pay to £172.5k and ups financial support for vac schemers
Extra £500 living costs allowance on top of £750 weekly pay
Ex-A&O boss co-founds AI law firm
New venture takes aim at the billable hour
White & Case unveils fresh new look
Branding update
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader keeps 14 of 21 trainees in latest retention round
Two on fixed term deals
SQE1 pass rate drops to 42%
Down from 53% in January
Jury trial curbs scaled back in government u-turn
Plans had sparked criticism from lawyers
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