Category: News

US firms hold the MoneyLaw line
Akin Gump, Vinson & Elkins, Sidley and Debevoise have 'no plans' to reduce London trainee or NQ pay

A group of anonymous BPP students have published an open letter complaining about LPC lockdown ‘failures’
'All concerns raised by students are taken seriously and dealt with using the processes stated in our regulations,' says law school in response

Partner profits at Freshfields dip to £1.82 million as revenue creeps up 3%
Magic circle player cites 'challenging economic climate'

Allen & Overy posts 93% autumn retention score
38 out of 41 trainees stay on

Ashurst keeps profit per equity partner above £900k and holds NQ pay steady despite COVID-19 disruption
As silver circle firm opts against NQ summer pay increase

Average partner earnings at Clifford Chance hit £1.69 million
Revenues up too despite pandemic

Future City trainee goes public with concerns about doing training contract remotely
'I struggle to see how this could truly be replicated virtually'

Tributes pour in for LSE law graduate who fell from bridge while escaping burning car
Azra Kemal was due to commence LPC

Freeths partner fined £4,000 for asking derogatory question to gay trainee
Also breached accountancy rules

Ropes & Gray bans TikTok on work devices following privacy concerns
Applies to lawyers and staff across US firm's global offices

Former lawyer slams law firms for putting email addresses in order of hierarchy
Moiz Ali says he was 'admonished'

Walker Morris keeps NQs on £29k trainee pay until November
New qualifiers must wait two months for salary hike

Magic circle duo release financial results
Effect of COVID-19 shows up in Linklaters and Allen & Overy figures

Baker McKenzie to relocate City office
London move is part of long-term growth plans beyond COVID-19

The Sun deletes story revealing result of Shamima Begum case before judgment officially came out
Publishing the result of a case based on a draft judgment could be contempt of court

BPP students aren’t happy about having to do without hard copy course materials
Delay sending out textbooks caused by printer being closed due to COVID-19, says law school, which has moved all materials online

Former Doughty Street barrister ordered to cough up deleted tweets and author info from notorious Twitter account
High Court tells Daniel Bennett to reveal who was behind allegedly defamatory @arrytuttle tweets

Leeds Beckett music grad goes viral after sneaking into hungover mate’s Nottingham law lecture
'I was watching Suits at the time', Bradley Green tells Legal Cheek

Addleshaw Goddard keeps 33 out of 37 autumn qualifying trainees
Two on fixed-term contracts

Regulator apologises to BPTC students following exam booking chaos
Some spent several hours on the line only to be hung up on or told to call back later