Category: News

Law Society to probe historical slave trade links

Research proposed by Society's BAME network

Jan 11 2021 11:34am

Lawyers put in 20 extra work days when working from home

Almost two-thirds hope for hybrid-working once pandemic is over, research reveals

Jan 8 2021 11:42am

Henry Hendron to appear before disciplinary tribunal — again

Exclusive: Junior barrister tells Legal Cheek he's looking forward to 'knocking out each and every one of the BSB charges'

Jan 8 2021 10:36am

Nottingham Law School defends decision to keep closed-book LPC exams during lockdown

Response comes amid calls from students to make assessments open-book

Jan 8 2021 9:33am

Legal Twitter condemns Capitol attacks

American Bar Association brands protestors' actions as 'criminal conduct'

Jan 7 2021 12:27pm

Junior solicitor suspended for six months after trying to hide email address mix-up

Harina Zoey Panesar-Jagdev escapes strike-off despite admitting dishonesty

Jan 7 2021 10:43am

NewLaw firm teams up with Queen Mary Uni to launch postgrad work experience programme

Students matched with consultant lawyers to undertake paid legal work

Jan 7 2021 9:10am

Former paralegal in new Love Island-style dating show

Robyn Darbyshire stars in ITV2's The Cabins which premiered this week

Jan 6 2021 12:25pm

COVID attack on UCL law student racially motivated, court finds

Jonathan Mok suffered fractured nose and broken cheekbone following assault

Jan 6 2021 10:16am

ULaw LPC students given exam on a topic they hadn’t covered

Exclusive: University has issued new assessment and extended submission deadline

Jan 5 2021 1:30pm

Legal training provider reveals £2,890 SQE1 online prep course

Law Training Centre enters super-exam training market

Jan 5 2021 11:44am

Former ‘Lord of LinkedIn’ Alan Blacker resurfaces on TikTok

Struck off solicitor directs fans to flashy legal website

Jan 5 2021 9:18am

Pupil barristers take to Twitter to mark first day on the job

Social media posts come as Gateway reopens today

Jan 4 2021 11:51am

Revealed: The most eco-friendly law firms 2020-21

‘Sustainability’ may have been one of the prominent buzzwords of 2020 but which law firms would David Attenborough be proud of?

Jan 4 2021 9:59am

Revealed: The best law firms for peer support and partner approachability 2020-21

Legal Cheek’s exclusive survey identifies firms with best culture

Dec 30 2020 9:30am

First-ever SQE exam dates announced

SQE1 to take place on 8 and 11 November 2021, with SQE2 in April 2022

Dec 29 2020 9:31am

Former Skadden solicitor pardoned by President Trump

The King’s College London law grad was charged with making false statements in connection with the Mueller investigation

Dec 24 2020 11:22am

Corona-regs barrister launches law centre fundraiser

Doughty Street Chambers’ Adam Wagner targets £15,000

Dec 23 2020 1:15pm

RPC latest firm to hand junior lawyers pay rises

More evidence of corporate legal sector’s resilience to the pandemic

Dec 23 2020 12:08pm

Magic circle QC trades commercial bar megabucks for unpaid government gig

David Wolfson says farewell to One Essex Court millions

Dec 23 2020 10:59am

Law firm bill tweet sparks heated chargeable hour debate

'An industry waiting to be disrupted one day'

Dec 23 2020 8:54am