Category: News

Birkbeck law student prepares to enter Love Island villa
Sharon Gaffka balances studies with work as a civil servant and hopes to couple up with an 'intellectual'

BBC takes ‘fresh look’ at the legal profession with new podcast for aspiring lawyers
‘Not All Lawyers Have Law Degrees’ champions atypical routes into law

Lord Chancellor raises alarm over ‘rule of law’ being ‘open to hijack from politically-motivated interests’
Announces even more constitutional changes

London-born law prof becomes head of US competition regulator aged just 32
From 'unknown law student' to 'hipster antitrust chief' to Federal Trade Commissioner in just four years

Ashurst boosts NQ lawyer pay to £90,000
5% uplift

MoneyLaw latest: Simpson Thacher boosts junior lawyer pay to $205,000 in London
US outfits continue to splash the cash

Meet the lawyers dating England and Scotland’s footballers
Ahead of tonight's big game 🏴 vs 🏴

Gateley suffers client data loss in cyber security attack
Breach quickly identified by IT team who moved immediately to secure systems, firm says

Akin Gump ups London NQ salaries to $202,500
US MoneyLaw mania continues to rock the City

Former BBC legal correspondent joins London chambers
Clive Coleman becomes associate tenant at 23ES

Macfarlanes launches legal technologist grad scheme
Two-year TC alternative to start in September 2021

No cab rank? Supreme Court judges criticised for pricey private car rides
Official 1.4 mile trip cost £104

London law firms Wedlake Bell and Moon Beever to merge
Goes live next month

Australia to open door to UK junior lawyers in post-Brexit trade agreement
Law Society cautions 'practical barriers' around qualifications

Hardwicke to rebrand as Gatehouse Chambers after discovering name has slavery links
Lord Hardwicke was co-author of 1729 legal opinion relied upon by slave owners

Bakers lawyers and staff given option to work remotely up to three days a week
Varied start and finish times too

Virtual student event TODAY with Gowling WLG, Pinsent Masons, DWF and ULaw
Thursday 17 June, from 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually

Kim Kardashian reveals she failed first year law exam — again
Reality TV star scored 463, down from a previous score of 474

City law firm partner struck off for exaggerating billings
Tracey Ann Sheehan ordered to pay costs of £51,615

Weil dishes out £8k Covid bonuses to NQ lawyers
Extra cash for trainees and associates too