Category: News

Oxbridge YouTube sensation explains why he switched from psychology to law
Ibz Mo takes hit vlog to law school

SRA’s go-to law firm won’t be punished over handling of missing briefcase incident
Junior lawyer Claire Louise Matthews struck off earlier this month

Gateley furloughs trainee solicitors
Some rookies may also have qualification dates pushed back in response to pandemic

Barristers lose it over Quiz courtroom blunders
'Was that a gavel I just heard?'

Home-working judge appears topless on Zoom
Easily done

Solicitors’ charity launches £1 million coronavirus hardship fund
SBA to help lawyers in serious financial difficulty

No plans to delay SQE because of Covid-19, says regulator
SRA responds to Durham Law School chief’s call for super-exam to be postponed in light of pandemic

Pro bono group pits solicitors against barristers in ‘virtual fitness challenge’
Raising funds for charities impacted by COVID-19 in the process

Business but not as usual: Lawyers share ‘work from home’ snaps on social media
Including one trainee with a paralegal pet tortoise

Female solicitors three times more likely to face workplace discrimination
New Law Society survey also shines spotlight on stress

Kim Kardashian tackles tort law with Tiger King themed question
Carole Baskin is one of the options

Don’t furlough staff to protect profits, ex-magic circle partner warns
Former Linklaters lawyer warns bosses not to leap straight for taxpayer cash

Norton Rose Fulbright’s four-day week plans get green light
COVID-19 latest: Eligible staff vote in favour of move that will see some work fewer hours for less pay

Pinsent Masons offers virtual summer vacation scheme
As Vinson & Elkins wraps up the first of its online programmes

Get out of bed and put on a shirt, judge tells Zooming lawyers
Makes plea after lawyers online etiquette falls short

COVID-19: City law furloughs and pay freezes continue
Outfits take financial measures to protect jobs amid pandemic

Macfarlanes posts 80% spring trainee retention score
One rookie leaves to set up healthcare business

Inns of Court to launch emergency relief fund for junior barristers
Wealthy foursome will also 'relieve hardship' on chambers' rental obligations

Trainees should qualify on time as Professional Skills Course moves online, says regulator
Law school giants ULaw, BPP and BARBRI Altior make provisions to deliver large number of modules remotely

Paralegal loses job after saying Boris Johnson ‘completely deserves’ COVID-19
Criminal defence firm VHS Fletchers disowns former employee