Category: News

Junior barrister appears on children’s TV show
Alexandra Wilson offers a child-friendly look at the bar

Freeths office closure in remote working push
National law firm shutters in Stoke

ULaw students face exam notes headache after proctoring switch
Exclusive: Law school says it's looking to resolve issues as soon as possible

Fifth of London trainees paid less than Law Society’s recommended minimum wage
Chancery Lane boosts recommended pay by 1.1%

College of Legal Practice launches SQE route that is half the price of the LPC
Total cost with exam fees is just over £8,000

Barristers are demanding tougher sanctions for sexual misconduct at the bar
Regulators are under pressure to dish out more than brief suspensions

‘I wouldn’t wish this half-life on anyone’: Mumsnet discusses life married to a lawyer
Lawyers' other halves reveal all

Top magic circle partner makes switch to investment banking
Linklaters ➡️ JP Morgan

BCLP signs SQE training deal with BPP and BARBRI
International firm will enter SQE pathway from 2023; trainee intake to be split across both providers

Barrister receives complaint from fellow lawyer after posting Quran quotes on LinkedIn
Tahir Khan vows to defy 'bias towards my religious beliefs'

Living Room Law: Lawyers who are doing things differently tell their stories at new virtual conference
Thursday 22 April, 2pm to 5:30pm, taking place virtually

Latham & Watkins bumps trainee pay to £50-55k and increases maintenance grant
Future rookies to receive £10.5k in financial support

Ex-Clifford Chance junior lawyer charged with insider trading alongside younger banker brother
Profited in excess of £140k, FCA claim

15 City law firms sign social mobility action plan
Outfits to offer mentoring to aspiring lawyers from disadvantaged backgrounds

Keoghs launches SQE apprenticeship for graduates
Runs alongside traditional TC

BPP Law School to offer module in small talk
University finds a third of students don't feel comfortable talking in front of a group

Goodwin Procter raises NQ solicitor pay to £137,500
Trainee salaries to be reviewed in the summer

Jo Maugham QC claims Allen & Overy blacklisted him and his chambers
Tax barrister says 'ban' came in ‘aftermath’ of fox killing tweet

Law firm hires ‘I.M. Nottacat’
Spoof specialities include ‘M&A (meow and agitate)’

City Law School launches student-staffed environmental law clinic
Latest pro bono offering sees aspiring lawyers work on green policy and legal problems

Slaughter and May ups NQ solicitor salaries to £90.5k — but rises fall short of pre-pandemic pay levels
Trainees also handed increases