Category: News

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

MoneyLaw war reignites as Milbank raises London NQ lawyer pay to $200,000
Weaker dollar obscures effect of rises in UK -- but salary battle is back with a bang! 💥

Largest law firm in the world trims lawyer numbers
Dentons lays off 85 UK employees, including 16 associates

Clyde & Co elects first female senior partner
Carolena Gordon takes up new role on 1 July

Freshfields dishes out bonuses following Covid salary freeze
Catch-up cash for UK lawyers and staff

Scottish law student cleared of wrongdoing following probe into ‘offensive’ gender comments
Abertay Uni student Lisa Keogh worries investigation may have impacted her grades

Lawyers of the future could be required to take productivity-boosting drugs, Law Society predicts
Legal workforce could drop by almost 50% in 'disruptive' vision of 2050 profession

Law student’s Legally Blonde photoshoot gets Elle Woods seal of approval
Film’s star Reese Witherspoon retweets courtroom shots featuring designer bag and pet pooch

Super regulator sides with pupillage seekers in row over rejection by silence
Follows letter from wannabe barrister first reported by Legal Cheek

Family barrister suspended following ‘offensive and unacceptable’ Royal baby tweet
Joanna Toch apologises after ill-judged remark

Ex-City lawyer on £100k reveals she’s taken 80% pay cut to specialise in human rights
She currently earns just over £18k but hopes to revert to six-figure salary in new field

Linklaters looks to slash emissions by up to 70%
Magic circle player latest to up its green efforts 🍃

Kirkland’s London MoneyLaw pay plunges as dollar weakens sharply
Junior lawyers bemoan $190k+ dollar-pegged salaries