Category: News

66-year-old solicitor removed from profession for trying to kiss teenage girl in pub
William Herbert Black struck off over 'thoroughly unpleasant incident'

Barrister who beat woman — then failed to surrender to custody — suspended for four months
Decision open to appeal

Goldman Sachs postpones London legal internships in wake of coronavirus
Banking giant’s spring work experience programme was due to start later this month

Linklaters launches grad scheme for legal operations roles
Two-year TC alternative covers key business functions including project management, innovation and pricing -- but doesn't lead to solicitor qualification

How Donoghue v Stevenson can help prevent coronavirus
Reciting key passage from tort law classic hits recommended hand washing target of 20 seconds

£1,600 fine for solicitor who forwarded ‘grossly offensive’ email to colleague
Paul Kenneth Breen was department head of Liverpool outfit when he passed on email derogatory to women

Linklaters and Allen & Overy launch new trainee-hosted podcasts aimed at aspiring magic circle lawyers
'Linkubator' and 'Allen & Overy Launch: The Careers Podcast' are available to stream now ?

Two-thirds of legal professionals struggle to make ends meet
But over half too scared to ask for pay rise

Revealed: The best law firms for tech 2020
'We use bitcoin technology to purchase coffees'

Fox baseball bat QC avoids prosecution
RSPCA says that 'findings indicate the fox was killed swiftly' by Jolyon Maugham

Doughty Street veteran donates a cool £100k to former chamber mate Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership campaign
As Rebecca Long-Bailey defends record as a solicitor

£60 million lawtech start-up closes ‘after failing to figure out how to deliver better efficiency than a traditional law firm’
Legal software specialist Atrium lays off all 100 employees

Blackstone barristers team up with education charity to create ‘Women in Law’ children’s book
Illustrated by school pupils

Meet the LinkedIn influencer and future City trainee helping students achieve training contract success
He’s racked up nearly 10,000 followers on the professional networking site

Shoosmiths faces social media backlash over International Women’s Day ‘male champions’ panel
Discussion features three men and one woman as part of 'GOOD Guys' initiative

Blackstone barrister appointed Oxford Uni college’s first female president
Dinah Rose QC lands top role at Magdalen College

Coronavirus outbreak: lawyers in Vienna and New York hospitalised
Firm staff also test positive

Linklaters introduces tech modules for trainees
Magic circler drafts in law and computer science whizzes from Swansea University

CMS launches app to track lawyers’ carbon footprints
Global firm will plant a tree for every user ??

Trowers posts 80% spring trainee retention score
8 out of 10