Category: News

Trainee solicitor jailed for rape has sentence increased

Appeal court hands ex-Cripps rookie 16 year term after Solicitor General steps in

May 11 2020 1:00pm

JLD: Think again before prosecuting vulnerable lawyers

Open letter urges SRA to review approach where mental health or toxic working environments play role in alleged misconduct

May 11 2020 10:59am

Slaughters, Bakers, Bird & Bird, Skadden and Debevoise move to virtual vacation schemes

New online offerings to mirror in-office experience but will be shorter than originally planned

May 11 2020 9:31am

Legal workers Zoom meeting interrupted by naked colleague

They'd been chatting about civil procedure when 'Ben' appeared starkers on screen

May 7 2020 3:30pm

Aspiring barrister left devastated after receiving pupillage offer in ‘error’

Holly Hickman had already informed her family and friends

May 7 2020 2:36pm

UK legal vacancies plunge 75% during pandemic

Job applications also tumble, new research reveals

May 7 2020 9:59am

Call for pupillage candidates to get more emotional support

Junior barrister Malvika Jaganmohan urges chambers to ditch 'rejection by silence' as she reflects on her own personal battles in candid blog post

May 7 2020 8:37am

Bar Council clarifies position on whether law centres are proper lawyers

Statement on coronavirus funding sparks commotion online

May 6 2020 1:49pm

Deloitte scraps summer legal internships — offers interns £500 instead

Big Four player to run voluntary four-week virtual mentorship programme, as more law firms cancel vacation schemes in view of COVID-19

May 6 2020 11:24am

Kennedys launches SQE-ready solicitor apprenticeship for graduates

New 30-month TC alternative enables trainees to earn while they learn

May 6 2020 10:15am

BPP students to get taste of ‘real-world practice’ with virtual law firm launch

Law school giant teams up with AI specialist to create new tech learning tools

May 6 2020 9:09am

COVID-19: ULaw launches £750,000 career changer scholarship fund

Law school to provide support to those whose careers have been impacted by pandemic

May 5 2020 2:25pm

Keele University law lecturer channels inner Eminem in criminal law rap

'Intention! It gives me tension! Too many cases to mention!' ?

May 5 2020 11:36am

Legal Twitter reacts after ‘white van man’ questions Keir Starmer’s ‘working class’ roots

Posts pic of barrister and Labour leader wearing traditional legal get-up

May 4 2020 3:02pm

Former Milbank junior lawyer probed over ‘opportunistic’ COVID-19 mentoring site

Singapore-based associate accused of targeting vulnerable TC hunters with costly online offering

May 4 2020 11:18am

Ban for SRA paralegal following child abuse conviction

He can no longer work in the legal profession without former employer's permission

May 4 2020 9:24am

Surrey man ordered to hand over ‘sidleylawyers’ domain name to Sidley Austin

Anil Mannick wanted US law firm to pay him £2,400 for web address

May 1 2020 1:06pm

Former Lord Chancellor David Gauke returns to Macfarlanes

Joins today as head of policy

May 1 2020 10:19am

Did Davis Polk predict the pandemic?

Multi-million dollar purchase agreement, signed in February, features clever 'COVID clause' -- but now it's a matter for the courts

May 1 2020 8:55am