Category: News
Clifford Chance to allow lawyers to work remotely up to 50% of the time
New policy comes into effect once Covid restrictions are lifted on 21 June
Teen charged with junior lawyer’s murder
Khuram Javed shot dead in Sheffield earlier this month
Slaughter and May pushes ahead with associate salary rises
Magic circle player also restarts staff pay reviews as part of an easing of financial measures put in place during the pandemic
Mishcon de Reya poised for stock market flotation in move which would see trainees and junior lawyers become shareholders
Could take place later this year
KFC’s top lawyer swaps fried chicken for pizza
Lawrence Grabau moves across to Pizza Hut as its new chief legal officer
Pupillage seekers jump by 50% during pandemic
Over 3,300 wannabe barristers applied for 246 training spots this year
ULaw appoints former City, University of London strategy chief as deputy vice-chancellor
Professor Radnor joins law school's exec board
Google’s top lawyer raked in $51 million last year — out earning music superstars Drake, J-Lo and Pink
Majority of Kent Walker's monster 2020 compensation comes from stock awards
BARBRI strikes SQE prep course deals with three international law schools
Legal education provider to offer UK-qualifying solicitor courses to students in France, Spain and Singapore
UK and Ireland bar bodies slam China sanctions on magic circle barristers
Members of Essex Court Chambers hit with penalties last month for allegedly spreading 'lies and disinformation' about treatment of Uighur Muslims
Squire Patton Boggs targets 25% UK female partners by 2026
Firm sets diversity targets for first time
Choose ‘where and when you work’, Irwin Mitchell tells lawyers
National firm set to transform offices into 'collaborative working hubs' as part of post-Covid plans
Bristol Uni law grad, 21, becomes one of the youngest people to pass New York bar
Despite Covid-19 attack a month before the exam
Shoosmiths launches Belfast training contract
First trainee to start in September 2021
Bikini-clad Kim Kardashian sunbathes whilst studying law
'What law school is this??? Asking for a friend'
Shearman ups NQ lawyer pay to £135,000
Trainees also awarded pay rises
Linklaters bumps NQ solicitor salaries after Covid cuts
£92.5k plus discretionary bonus
Genocide and torture to be cut from controversial new bill aimed at limiting prosecution of overseas soldiers
Johnny Mercer MP quits over government’s failure to include protections for troops who fought in Northern Ireland
Listed trailblazer snaps up London firm in £30m deal
Rosenblatt 🤝 Memery Crystal
Ministers don’t understand why they can’t just break the law, civil servants claim
Officials say certain politicians just don't get that the rule of law is a thing
Lawyer made false rape claim and arranged to be stabbed in ‘evil’ plot to destroy married barrister lover she met on LinkedIn
Anisah Ahmed, 33, handed discretionary life sentence after framing Iqbal Mohammed, 38, for rape, kidnap and stabbing