Category: News
A&O-O’Melveny mega-merger scuppered by plummeting pound, former magic circle managing partner reveals
Andrew Ballheimer was told bad news while holidaying in Spain
Cleary Gottlieb cancels summer vacation schemes
COVID-19: Hopes to reschedule for later this year
National firm to close London office as it looks to embrace permanent remote-working
Slater and Gordon to find smaller hub suitable for post COVID-19 world
Law veteran who turned DLA Piper into a global giant takes over at DWF
Nigel Knowles -- the man behind DLA’s ascent from middling Yorkshire outfit to one of the biggest firms in the world -- takes over from DWF’s long serving leader Andrew Leaitherland
SRA defends decision to prosecute junior lawyer who lost work briefcase
Claire Louise Matthews has lodged appeal against strike off
Rookie solicitor puts training contract on hold to work in coronavirus-battered pharmacies
King's grad Thorrun Govind dusts off pharmacy qualifications during pandemic
Family barrister becomes one of the UK’s first hijab-wearing judges
Raffia Arshad wants ‘to make sure the sound of diversity is heard loud and clear'
Hand sanitiser, face masks and temperature testing — legal life post-lockdown
City firms plan lawyers return
Petition launched to add law student killed in drive-by shooting to solicitors roll
Barrister Sahar Farooqi urges legal community to honour Aya Hachem's passing -- but regulator says its hands are tied
Millennial lawyers aren’t ‘work-shy, ill-informed or lazy’
Academics Andrew Francis and Lydia Bleasdale outline the challenges facing younger lawyers and the importance of managing expectations
Osborne Clarke to reduce solicitor pay by 7%
City firm takes 'unfortunate but prudent decision' to mitigate COVID-19 financial impact
Slaughter and May cuts NQ lawyer pay to £87,000
COVID-19: Move comes just weeks after magic circle player suspended partner distributions
60% of legal workers think firms should be doing more to support remote working
But three quarters say lockdown has shown they can work effectively from home
Law students pessimistic about pandemic career prospects, survey shows
But future trainees think their TC offers will still be honoured
Dentons four-day week gets go-ahead
Staff vote in favour of move to curb financial impact of pandemic
Linklaters announces two-week virtual vacation scheme with three weeks’ pay
COVID-19: Last of the magic fivesome to reveal student summer plans
Law firm embraces ‘legal glamping’ in response to pandemic
April King opts for eye-catching tent solution as lawyers prepare to return to office
Cambridge University moves law lectures online until summer 2021
COVID-19: Prestigious institution first to set out measures for full academic year
Ban for paralegal who stole £294,000 from law firm
Former BLM employee 'acted dishonestly', says regulator
Super-exam questions to be checked for ‘cultural bias’ so BAME candidates not disadvantaged
Regulator plans to recruit diverse pool of question writers and assessors