Category: News

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

Jul 16 2020 11:46am

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

Jul 16 2020 10:16am

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

Jul 15 2020 1:22pm

ULaw to offer New York bar course for non-US law grads

Online programme includes an introductory consultation with a US attorney and on-demand lectures

Jul 15 2020 11:15am

Jones Day cuts London NQ pay by £5,000

Exclusive: Trainee solicitor salaries stay the same

Jul 15 2020 10:30am

Research: How employable are law graduates?

Around 5% of all law grads are unemployed 15 months later

Jul 15 2020 9:12am

Elite firms could ignore solicitor super-exam results and stick with old boys’ networks, diversity experts warn

SQE 'could help' with diversity but not if firms keep recruiting directly from top unis

Jul 14 2020 10:40am

Clifford Chance announces 40% female, 15% ethnic minority and 3% LGBTQ+ partner targets

Magic circle firm looks to set new industry standard

Jul 14 2020 8:06am

Top UK law schools require higher A-Level grades from poorer students, research finds

Also half as likely to attend high-ranking unis

Jul 13 2020 2:40pm

Dentons closes two UK offices and moves to permanent home-working

Measure applies to all staff including five of the firm's trainees in Aberdeen and Watford

Jul 13 2020 10:55am

Groans all round as law firm describes receptionist as ‘beautiful’ in Facebook post

'This was a comment made about a woman by another woman', says Alexander Grace Law

Jul 10 2020 11:21am

University of London delays LLB exams after students encounter ‘bandwidth difficulties’

Exclusive: 'Small minority' of undergraduates affected, says uni

Jul 10 2020 9:13am

Outgoing Supreme Court judge Lord Carnwath scooped up by top environmental law set Landmark Chambers

Eco-warrior judge the latest ex-justice to land lucrative arbitration gig

Jul 9 2020 12:18pm

Ban for legal assistant who lied about passing exams

‘Altered’ letter to show CILEx assessment success

Jul 9 2020 11:24am

Top black journalist heckled at City law diversity event speaks out

Exclusive: Afua Hirsch says she was branded a 'fascist' by attendee, who host firm confirms was not an employee

Jul 9 2020 9:13am

US law firms hold London NQ pay steady amid COVID-19 uncertainty

White & Case and Cleary Gottlieb opt against rises or cuts for now

Jul 8 2020 11:52am