Category: News

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

Revealed: The best law firms for working from home

From generous WFH budgets to team catch-ups via Zoom -- which law firms have adapted the best to the new way of working?

Dec 22 2020 1:43pm

SRA rules out Ryan Beckwith appeal

High Court had overturned SDT's decision to fine former Freshfields partner

Dec 22 2020 10:34am

SQE examiner hit by ‘cheating’ outbreak

Kaplan acknowledges 'attempted' cheating on foreign lawyer exam it also runs

Dec 21 2020 12:30pm

Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2020-21

The results are in! Legal Cheek’s exclusive survey can reveal the law firms with the highest scores for training and quality of work

Dec 21 2020 11:34am

Ropes & Gray launches London-Tokyo training contract

US firm is latest to offer UK-Asia rookie programme

Dec 21 2020 10:32am

Courts service apologises to Black pupil barrister mistaken for defendant twice in one day

HMCTS 'deeply sorry' for treatment of Garden Court's Luke McClean

Dec 21 2020 9:41am

Slaughter and May calls off new office search, will stay at Bunhill Row until 2036

Decision comes amid widespread adoption of WFH

Dec 18 2020 8:53am

Inns of Court student presidents write to BPP over teaching concerns

Group express solidarity with BPP Law School bar and GDL students experiencing 'systemic deficiencies' this term

Dec 18 2020 7:40am

The University of Law to launch in Scotland

Legal education provider expands further with purchase of Central Law Training Scotland

Dec 17 2020 3:32pm

Supreme Court embargo-breaking barrister sparks misconduct debate among fellow lawyers

Eco-barrister Tim Crosland branded a 'fanatic' after deliberately leaking Heathrow ruling

Dec 17 2020 12:49pm