Category: News

Epilepsy sufferer who left school with no qualifications launches LLM crowdfunder

Rhys Brown needs £24,000 to follow uni dream after winning spot at Birkbeck

Aug 13 2019 8:45am

Lawyer Photoshops himself into Singapore Mediation Convention pics

Exclusive: Tells Legal Cheek edited images were 'lighthearted' joke

Aug 12 2019 3:04pm

SRA seeks law students and lawyers to sit SQE2 pilot

Cash and work placements up for grabs

Aug 12 2019 11:31am

Love Island 2019: Limerick law grad winner reveals he still wants to qualify as a solicitor

Pro rugby player Greg O'Shea stays true to himself and snubs post-Island influencer life

Aug 9 2019 11:14am

Bristol Uni law students to help bereaved families under new inquest service

Pro bono clinic hopes to ‘plug the gap’ left by legal aid

Aug 9 2019 8:55am

Allen & Overy bumps trainee pay as it reveals 89% autumn retention score

£46,500 in year one, rising to £52,500 in year two

Aug 8 2019 11:40am

Crown Prosecution Service more ‘attractive’ place to work than the magic circle, say law students

Aspiring lawyers value work/life balance over international career

Aug 8 2019 8:50am

Incoming Exeter Law School chief: Super-exam pilot ‘obscures as much as it reveals’

SQE 1 performance reports lack technical detail, argues Professor Richard Moorhead -- but regulator insists new exam will meet 'high standards'

Aug 7 2019 11:08am

Former MP Fiona Onasanya struck off as solicitor

Commercial property law specialist was jailed for three months after lying to avoid speeding points

Aug 6 2019 2:20pm

‘Untrainable’ solicitor slated by employment tribunal over training contract behaviour

Career changer 'clearly unable to accept he was a trainee'

Aug 6 2019 1:12pm

Harry Potter star Emma Watson launches #MeToo legal advice helpline

Free service includes guidance on NDAs and settlement agreements

Aug 6 2019 12:20pm

Barrister fined £500 for threatening police with kitchen knife

Under 'immense stress', according to report

Aug 6 2019 11:40am

Law students more likely to quit uni than their maths, languages and history-studying peers

Lack of value for money among reasons cited by unhappy undergrads

Aug 6 2019 8:53am

Bar Council calls out ‘truly shocking’ treatment of pupil barristers

Representative body wants mandatory pupillage contracts to help curb 'abusive' behaviour

Aug 5 2019 1:21pm

Average law grad earns £24,500 in first job after uni

Better than business degree holders, but not economics

Aug 5 2019 8:58am

Clifford Chance tops magic circle trainee pay table with fresh rises

£48,000 in year one, rising to £54,000 in year two

Aug 2 2019 10:06am