Category: News
Aspiring barrister goes viral on TikTok with candid take on pupillage struggles
'Onwards and upwards'
Law firm partner struck off following rape conviction
Currently serving eight-year prison sentence
Ex-Eversheds employee barred after invoicing for pro bono work
‘Hot-headed’ misconduct
City law firms turn to bonuses in battle for top junior lawyer talent
As salaries spiral, performance-based extras gives non-US firms a way to compete
UCL law school takes on ‘AI slop’ with assessment overhaul
University College London will ensure most law assessments are artificial intelligence-proof
NRF hands junior lawyers £500 to schmooze clients
Drinks are on Norton Rose Fulbright
Judge fury after ‘fake’ cases cited by rookie barrister in High Court
"I consider that it would have been negligent for this barrister, if she used AI and did not check it, to put that text into her pleading," says Mr Justice Ritchie
Do supermarkets make partners from the law firms they instruct work on their tills?
Because the partners are certainly keen
Oxford law student jailed for modern slavery offences
PhD candidate and UN judge faces over six years behind bars
India remains closed for business to UK law firms despite mega trade deal
What about the lawyers?
SRA approves ‘AI-driven’ law firm
A ‘landmark moment’ for legal services
Latest speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2025
High profile legal figures to address delegates at Legal Cheek’s annual in-person conference next week
Slaughter and May keeps NQ pay at £150k
Follows Magic Circle firm's decision to up newly qualified salaries last September
Lawyer who quit Skadden over Trump deal joins new firm
Rachel Cohen joins new firm poised to challenge presidential actions
Law firm bets that too many Cookes won’t spoil the broth as it hires founder’s sons
Ashley and Hayden join dad Darryl at gunnercooke as joint chiefs of staff
Fieldfisher avoids contempt of court penalty after PR howler
Embargo confusion after draft judgment was sent to press
Linklaters ex-L&D boss appointed chief exec of City of London Law Society
Patrick McCann to lead influential professional body
Corporate lawyer reveals how much she spends in a month
Womble Bond Dickinson associate reveals budget
The £2,000 per hour solicitor
Top lawyers' hourly rates closing in on £2,000, new report shows
Hard work pays off for TikTok lawfluencer as she bags TC
University of Bristol law student has been sharing her application journey online