Category: News

Law graduate claims good looks ruined her career
Too attractive for a training contract?

‘We need a 50% target of women in all chambers’, says Charlotte Proudman
#MeToo pioneer calls for tougher sanctions for sexist behaviour

Cleary Gottlieb makes London paralegals redundant
Trainees to take on additional work

‘My watch has ended’: Law firm partner sends incredible Game of Thrones inspired farewell email
'Last one left, burn the rest of us'

Question mark remains over super-exam Welsh translation
Failure to do so may be unlawful, academic claims

I considered crashing my car just to take a week off, says bullied junior lawyer
Anyone who is 'a bit different' can become a target

ULaw strikes LPC deal with University of East Anglia
Exclusive: Tie-up comes despite plans replace course with SQE in 2021

Judge’s ‘bear-baiting’ comment resurfaces as Jeremy Kyle Show axed
Whilst Kyle's US counterpart, Jerry Springer, is sued for wrongful death just as he is set to make debut as Judge Jerry

Profession gears up for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019
Richard Susskind and Julie Brannan lead high profile speaker roster for next Wednesday’s event at Kings Place London

‘He threw a phone at my head’: International survey reveals bullying rife in the legal profession
Largest ever study finds one in three females sexually harassed in workplace

Pawsitive energy: Gowling WLG drafts in dogs to help de-stress lawyers
On Mental Health Awareness Week

Confusion surrounding UK lawyers’ Ireland registration following Law Society letter
Brexit: ‘Establishment’ in country among practice stipulations set by Dublin bigwigs, report claims

SRA dismisses calls to reintroduce mandatory minimum trainee solicitor pay
JLD argued rookies risk 'exploitation' under work experience element of SQE -- but regulator doesn't agree

Mental health charity pilots online messenger service in bid to reach more young lawyers
LawCare's announcement comes at the start of Mental Health Awareness Week

Clifford Chance increases GDL maintenance grant to £10,000
Exclusive: First magic circle firm to award five-figure sum

Lady Hale opens up about her ‘brilliant’ mother who went back to work after her father died when she was 13
‘I say thank you to her almost every day for what she did for us’

Inns of Court unveil country’s cheapest barrister training course
Charity applying for sign-off on £13,000 course in major bar training shake-up
Uber’s flotation: from law suits to the stock market
Treacherous legal waters for the tech titan

Former Cripps learning and development manager jailed for historic indecent assaults against teenage boy
Law firm 'horrified' to learn about Stephen Madge’s conviction

London criminal law chambers pulls ‘unpaid’ internship
Exclusive: 9KBW places controversial expenses-only programme 'under review'

Law academics include Star Wars quip in equity law textbook
The banter is strong with this one