Category: News

Suits cast say emotional farewells after filming final ever season
Shooting finally wraps up for law student favourite ?

Trainee solicitor pleads guilty to rape and kidnap after police discover work ID at crime scene
Former Cripps aspiring lawyer attacked two women on the same night

Legal YouTube star documents first day as magic circle trainee
Eve Cornwell gives huge following glimpse into law life

Ask questions, avoid bullshit and shop in Tesco’s bargain bin, Secret Barrister tells new pupils
Mystery blogger dispenses pupillage wisdom in open letter to younger self

BPP Law School launches new SQE-slanted GDL
Course aims to prepare non-law students for super-exam

£1,500 fine for criminal solicitor who made ‘inappropriate’ social media posts about client cases
Some disclosed 'confidential information'

Ex-PM Sir John Major instructs Herbert Smith Freehills in fight against Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend parliament
Twenty-four hours after campaigner Gina Miller engaged the services of Mishcon de Reya and Blackstone Chambers

Hogan Lovells unveils 90% autumn trainee retention rate
28 out of 31 kept on

SRA dressing down for Hogan Lovells partner who sacked pregnant nanny
Regulator rebukes top City lawyer Sylvain Dhennin following unfair dismissal fine

Lawyers react to explosive news that Boris Johnson will ask the Queen to suspend parliament
Is it a 'constitutional crisis' yet?

Pupil barrister pay rises of up to 50% to come into force this week
£18,436 in London and £15,728 elsewhere

Law students among least hardworking of all students
Medicine, dentistry, architecture and even arts students have it harder, research suggests

Crowdfund QC slammed for celebrating transgender rugby
Jolyon Maugham said article about transgender woman rugby player was example of how 'the simple joy of sport can transcend fear and hate'

Asylum seeker held not ‘effeminate’ enough to be gay had partner accepted as gay by same court
Immigration judges accused of inconsistency

Newcastle Uni teams up with social mobility charity to help aspiring lawyers from low-income families
Pathways to Law scheme triples chances of landing a uni place

Reed Smith poaches BPP Law School innovation chief
City lawyer turned tech guru Adam Curphey will join firm's London office next month

Bird & Bird ups junior lawyer pay by 15% to £71,000
Rises at Clyde & Co, too

Regulator ends probe into alleged sexual harassment by ex-Reed Smith partner
Unnamed lawyer dismissed by the firm in 2017 following complaints from two trainees