Category: News

Fraudsters impersonate magic circle law firm on WhatsApp

Fake Linklaters texts concern a 'foreign business transaction'

May 11 2021 11:06am

Clifford Chance launches virtual work experience for sixth form students

Magic circle giant reaches out to 16-18 year olds

May 11 2021 9:34am

Supreme Court embargo-breaking barrister avoids prison

Tim Crosland slapped with £5k fine for leaking Heathrow judgment

May 10 2021 4:45pm

Bar group looks to tackle workplace abuse with ‘active bystanders’

All Rise project creates special pin badge as visible sign of support

May 10 2021 9:50am

Notorious RBG’s law school textbook set to fetch over £7k at auction

Has scores of handwritten notes in the margins

May 7 2021 9:18am

Bar exam bosses apologise for last summer’s chaos after damning independent review

Outside experts heavily critical of online set-up that left some students locked out and others urinating in bottles and buckets

May 6 2021 1:08pm

Bakers restores NQ solicitor pay to pre-pandemic £90k

City outfit cut salaries by £2.5k last summer

May 6 2021 11:32am

Hogan Lovells launches trainee mentoring scheme to boost retention of BAME lawyers

Group sessions to cover topics including 'relationship building' and 'overcoming Imposter Syndrome'

May 6 2021 10:12am

City firms cut secretary support as lawyers prepare to return to the office

Dechert joins the likes of Clifford Chance and Linklaters in reducing secretarial roles in London

May 6 2021 9:21am

Linklaters to fund SQE prep courses for refugee lawyers

Through tie-up with BARBRI and charity Breaking Barriers

May 5 2021 2:47pm

London law graduate strangled and shot on visit to Pakistan

Mayra Zulfiqar, 26, found dead after 'two men fought to marry her’

May 5 2021 11:40am

New report reveals practice areas most and least impacted by pandemic

Downturn in areas including litigation, property and immigration, while employment, commercial, tax, and risk & compliance thrive

May 5 2021 9:36am

FT editors attack government plans to restrict judicial review

March consultation is 'yet more evidence of the Conservative government’s contempt for the separation of powers'

May 4 2021 12:00pm

Liverpool Uni law grad earns £60k a year on OnlyFans

Alaw Haf, 23, posts glamour shots from family home in Wales

May 4 2021 11:04am

DLA Piper launches solicitor apprenticeship for school-leavers

Six-year programme starts in September from firm's Manchester office

May 4 2021 9:28am

Bird & Bird thanks lawyers and staff with Covid bonus

Rewarded €1,000 for 'hard work and extraordinary contributions'

Apr 30 2021 10:25am

City law firms take nine spots in ‘Top 50 Employers for Women’ list

Recognised for paving the way towards gender-equal workplaces

Apr 30 2021 9:05am