Category: News
‘Uncritical reliance’ on AI in criminal justice could lead to ‘wrong decisions’, says Law Society
Warning contained in new commission report
£500,000 fine for solicitor who turned terraced house into office
Failure to pay up could result in a five-year prison sentence
Ministry of Justice commits £2 million to legal tech
As barristers ballot on strike action enters final hour
London chambers pulls ad offering to pay paralegal less than minimum wage
Exclusive: Temple Court Chambers' £12,000 salary was an 'error'
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