Category: News

Judge falls asleep TWICE during trial
Verdict overturned on appeal after employment specialist nods off during cross-examination

Linklaters delays SQE transition to 2022
Exclusive: UK’s largest training law firm to stick with LPC for extra year after new Solicitors Qualifying Exam comes into place

The Secret Barrister reveals pain at not being able to publicly celebrate success
Anonymous author wishes they could lap up glory in person

Anglia Ruskin business grad who studied GDL and LPC to pursue ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree claim receives £61,000 payout
Pok Wong sued uni for false advertising and disputed ‘high-quality’ teaching

BCLP and Bindmans team up with Queen Mary to offer LLB students year-long paid placements
Russell Group uni builds on 2015 tie-up with Reed Smith

Lord Sumption: Theresa May deserves ‘respect’ but Boris Johnson’s a ‘clown’
Recently retired Supreme Court justice slams hard Brexit 'fanatics'

Shearman & Sterling keeps 13 out of 16 qualifying trainees
A score of 81%

Vlogging future magic circle trainee offers insight into law exam prep
LPCer gets genuine in new week-in-the-life vlog series

Lawyer jailed for 18 years after smashing chair over judge’s head following ‘minor’ disagreement
The incident occurred in Pakistan

Boris Johnson to face court over alleged Brexit campaign misconduct
Private prosecution brought following successful crowdfunding campaign

‘We know where you live’: Couple jailed for threatening judge lose harassment appeal
Sinister references to judge's personal life gleaned from public social media posts count as criminal harassment

Trainee pay at Sidley Austin hits £55,000
Rises of up to 7% for US outfit's London rookies

Mega-viral tweet asks ‘how do Iawyers not cry when arguing’?
The Twittersphere responds

Top QC details paid work experience offer in rebuke to chambers’ ‘unpaid’ internship
Jaime Hamilton offering £700 bursary plus travel expenses for two-week placement

Law firm switches to four-day working week
But office open later into evening

Freshfields becomes second magic circle firm to bump GDL maintenance grant to £10,000
Just weeks after boosting NQ pay to £100,000

Law firm criticised over trainee’s ‘imbecilic’ insult
Unnamed Brandsmiths rookie was responding to disclosure request

High Court seeks junior lawyers for new judicial assistant scheme
A chance to get behind the scenes at the Royal Courts of Justice

York Uni apologises after law students receive wrong exam paper twice
Public law questions dished out on two occasions during EU assessment