Category: News

Davis Polk sets new £70k salary record for trainee solicitors in London
Market topping year two pay 💷

Reed Smith goes all in with College of Legal Practice for the SQE
Barbri loses out as firm relaunches training programme

Linklaters teams up with KCL to deliver AI training for lawyers
Classroom lessons, practical exercises and hackathon

Osborne Clarke retains 38 out of 44 qualifying trainees
86% score includes firm's first solicitor apprentices

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Senior solicitor reprimanded for inappropriate comments to probation officer
Showed her pic of naked woman

Magistrate warned after ‘heated dispute’ over neighbour’s dog
Emphasised legal knowledge

Former DWF partner struck off for trying to communicate sexually with minor
Targeted in "sting operation"

SQE1 pass rate drops to just 44%
Lowest success rate so far

Disgraced human rights lawyer admits fraud charges connected to claims against Iraqi war veterans
Philip Shiner received £3 million under legal aid contract

Super regulator rubber-stamps 200% hike in compensation fund contributions for solicitors
Plug funding gap following closure of Axion Ince

Over one million law firm passwords found on dark web
Hackers increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities

A&O Shearman partner resigns following drink-driving conviction
Only joined Magic Circle firm earlier this year

Top London chambers fails in bid to keep £2.75 million theft secret
Cash allegedly stolen by former manager of Pump Court Chambers

Addleshaws pushes NQ lawyer pay to £100k
Rises in regions too

City lawyers slam SRA’s proposal for unlimited fines
City of London Law Society says proposals are 'arbitrary' and 'flawed'

Over 40% of lawyers now use AI to accelerate their work
Despite growing use of AI in legal work, concerns persist over public tools producing fake information

Aspiring solicitor claims training contract rejection over ‘political views’
Reddit post spotlights vac scheme etiquette

Barrister barred from legal profession following rape conviction
Met victim on Tinder