Category: News

Manchester law and education chiefs to speak at LegalEdCon North
Heads of Manchester Law School, Law Society and young lawyer groups to speak at 30 January summit, as second release ticket sale deadline nears

Lawtech could cull 35,000 legal roles by 2027, Law Society predicts
Secretaries hardest hit -- but lawyer numbers likely to rise

Clyde & Co to offer six month data science seats to trainee lawyers
New TC option sees rookies work alongside machine learning engineers and computer whizzes from UCL

Snapchat flirting judge allegedly had group sex in chambers
She denies allegations

Eve Cornwell bumps into Lady Hale on the Tube
She was doing a puzzle on the Victoria Line
Clifford Chance teaches ALL trainee solicitors how to build apps
Magic circle rookies get their geek on in four-hour hackathon

London Bridge law firm tells lawyers not to worry about lost billing after fleeing terror attack
Winckworth Sherwood urges staff to evacuate building -- and charge clients on Monday instead

Clifford Chance launches business internship for future trainees
New scheme will see vac scheme places reduced but additional open days introduced for penultimate-year students

Which BPTC provider boasts the highest pass rate?
BSB data reveals success rates for civil and criminal litigation, as well as professional ethics

Former Baker McKenzie London boss admits harassing junior lawyer
But denies it was an abuse of his position

BPP, BCLP and Eversheds to talk solicitor apprenticeships LegalEdCon North
Head of BPP programme to be joined by Manchester rising stars

Lawtech fuels UK legal sector growth, industry report finds
Revenues hit £35.5 billion in 2018 -- a year-on-year increase of 6%

Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Eversheds Sutherland top Ireland’s ‘Brexit transfer list’
As record number of UK-qualified solicitors register in Ireland

Father and daughter barristers discuss latest legal developments in ‘Carpool Caselaw’
Spoiler: there's no singing

Ex-Baker McKenzie London boss gave junior lawyer ‘unwanted kiss’ in hotel room
Then emailed her to say ‘Sorry!!’, tribunal hears

City law firm ‘consortium’ appoints BPP as SQE prep-course provider
Influential group's future trainees will sit super-exam from autumn 2022 -- a year after assessment's proposed introduction

The Secret Barrister accuses Boris Johnson of copying blog about sentencing of London Bridge attacker
'This is weapons grade shithousery', anonymous author complains

Tributes pour in for Manchester Uni law grad killed in London terror attack
'A champion for underdogs everywhere'

BARBRI ramps up SQE preparations with acquisition of legal training provider Kaplan Altior
Solicitor super-exam ambitions underlined

Are other legal practice areas ‘less prestigious’ than commercial law?
A high profile QC is accused of thinking so, but many lawyers disagree