Category: News

Leigh Day junior lawyer apologises after suspension for ‘sarcastic’ Hitler tweet

Ex-Labour council candidate Aman Thakar appeared on BBC's Tory leadership debate

Jun 20 2019 11:15am

Legal profession launches gender equality pledge

Signatories commit to supporting women into top lawyer roles

Jun 20 2019 11:00am

BPP University to be sold

Law school set to change hands again in big money deal

Jun 20 2019 8:00am

SDT refuses to drop case against Freshfields partner accused of sexual misconduct

Ryan Beckwith previously argued charges were beyond regulator's remit

Jun 19 2019 1:14pm

Judge tells cocaine user he ‘should suffer no more than former Lord Chancellor’

Even the courts are mocking Michael Gove's coke admission

Jun 19 2019 12:10pm

Fine for drunk trainee solicitor who spat at bouncer

Pleaded guilty to acting in an aggressive manner

Jun 19 2019 10:44am
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Durham Uni teams up with ex-Slaughter and May partner to launch first LLB ‘pensions law’ module

Former magic circle lawyer Philip Bennett appointed visiting professor

Jun 19 2019 8:51am

‘Not on your life!’ Lord Sumption rules out move into politics

Ex-Supreme Court justice's comments came during final BBC Reith Lecture

Jun 18 2019 1:48pm

The best social media snaps from the London Legal Walk

15,000 walkers go the distance for charity

Jun 18 2019 10:56am

Average UK law firm partner pay breaks £200,000

Legal sector continuing to grow despite Brexit, according to research

Jun 18 2019 10:11am

Pinsent Masons bumps London NQ pay to £72,500

Rises in regions and Scotland too

Jun 18 2019 8:48am

Student turned porn star quit LLB after being bombarded with online abuse

Ella Hughes has since completed her law degree at the Open University

Jun 17 2019 8:53am

Magic circle and US law firms ‘must change the way they work’ or face ‘doom’, warns the FT

Will £100k+ for newly qualified solicitors prove a high water mark?

Jun 14 2019 3:51pm

Herbert Smith Freehills partner reported to SRA over ‘aggressive and intimidating behaviour’

Allegedly told sexual harassment claimant's lawyers she’d be ‘toast’

Jun 14 2019 11:12am

Henry Hendron returns to practice three years after drug conviction

Barrister was suspended in 2016 after admitting possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply following boyfriend's death

Jun 14 2019 8:55am

Linklaters launches new ‘virtual reality’ legal internship

The digital internship is designed to improve social mobility

Jun 13 2019 3:33pm
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Judge Rinder to give his take on worldly affairs in new TV series

The Rob Rinder Show will air on Channel 4 later this year

Jun 13 2019 10:32am

Mayer Brown posts 82% trainee solicitor retention rate

Nine out of 11 rookies secure full time positions

Jun 13 2019 8:57am

Criminal barristers negotiate improved pay deal — days after voting for national walkout

CBA says it will be recommending its members accept 'interim measures'

Jun 12 2019 2:32pm