Category: News

Former lawyer missed out on pupillage spot because chambers ‘hired a black guy last year’

The incident -- which happened around 30 years ago -- will be familiar to every black person looking for a job in industry, says now-entrepreneur Dawid Konotey-Ahulu

Aug 18 2020 9:17am

BPTC online exam chaos continues into second week

Twitter flooded with fresh reports of bar students being unable to access today's civil litigation assessment

Aug 17 2020 3:39pm

JLD writes to BPP over LPC lockdown complaints

'Complaints go through a robust, credible and independent procedure of review to ensure a satisfactory conclusion is reached', says law school in statement

Aug 17 2020 3:10pm

Edinburgh Uni law grad offered £1,000 to sit student’s online exam

Approached by mystery man on behalf of wealthy law student

Aug 14 2020 2:02pm

BPTC student ‘forced to defer’ exams over fears she’d have to remove headscarf for male invigilator

BSB says proctoring partner could not guarantee female assessor due to increased demand during pandemic

Aug 14 2020 11:22am

DWF scraps specific A-Level requirements for training contract seekers

Social mobility push comes amid results chaos for college leavers

Aug 14 2020 10:38am

Let junior lawyers use your office if you’re not around, Freshfields partners told

New policy to coincide with move to 100 Bishopsgate

Aug 13 2020 2:47pm

BPTC students report being locked out of online ethics exam

BSB says the 'great majority' did manage to finish their assessment

Aug 12 2020 1:38pm

Norton Rose Fulbright latest to cut NQ solicitor pay

Confirms 87% trainee retention score

Aug 12 2020 12:23pm

The lawyer who could be the first female US President

Joe Biden's running mate Kamala Harris is the California senator and served as the state's attorney general

Aug 12 2020 11:38am

Farewell freebies? 7 City firms pledge greener trainee recruitment practices

Reduction in merch and limit to on-campus travel among possible changes

Aug 11 2020 12:06pm

Love Island solicitor Rosie Williams to launch lawyer-inspired clothing line

'I found it impossible to find really nice workwear that wasn’t going to break the bank', she tells Legal Cheek

Aug 11 2020 9:29am

Linklaters trims NQ solicitor pay packets by 10%

Last of the magic circle to reveal post-pandemic pay position

Aug 10 2020 2:14pm