Category: News

Ashurst lawyers retention rate City

Ashurst keeps 19 out of 21 qualifying trainees

Autumn retention score of 90%

Oct 9 2018 9:03am
IBA Conference lawyers solicitors barristers

Lawyers discuss stolen ruby slippers, Van Gogh and Boy George’s Christian icon as IBA Conference kicks off in Rome

Six thousand descend on Italian capital for week-long law 'mingle-athon'

Oct 8 2018 1:52pm
Artificial intelligence AI technology tech lawyers solicitors robot

SRA awarded £700,000 to fund ‘robolawyer’ projects

Taxpayers' cash will help support AI innovations within the legal services sector

Oct 5 2018 1:19pm
Justice courts lawyers

Free Representation Unit teams up with The Secret Barrister in new CrowdJustice appeal

Blogging heavyweight becomes legal charity's first anonymous patron

Oct 5 2018 10:24am
VR BCLP lawyers

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner gives law students a taste of trainee life with virtual reality goggles

It's not the first time a City law firm has embraced headset-style tech

Oct 5 2018 9:16am

Baker McKenzie’s lawyers and trainees can now wear jeans

But global giant’s recently relaxed dress code policy does not extend to leggings, flip-flops or trainers

Oct 4 2018 10:50am
UK Supreme Court judges

BBC to broadcast lectures on law and politics by Lord Sumption

Outspoken Supreme Court justice will be the 2019 Reith Lecturer

Oct 4 2018 8:46am

Linklaters bumps junior lawyer base rate pay to £83,000

Magic circle titan's rookies also handed rises

Oct 3 2018 4:47pm
Geoffrey Cox QC barrister

Tory conference: Attorney General steals limelight from Theresa May’s speech

Geoffrey Cox's warm-up act references his legal negotiating skills

Oct 3 2018 2:54pm

Weil Gotshal boosts newly qualified solicitor pay to £120,000

As it ups LPC maintenance grant by 25%

Oct 3 2018 8:47am

Super-exam cost revealed before Christmas, says SRA

As Kaplan's SQE director defends multiple choice format

Oct 2 2018 12:57pm
UK Supreme Court Judges

The Supreme Court created an Instagram story of its two new justices being sworn in

Lady Arden and Lord Kitchin officially join the top bench

Oct 2 2018 10:56am

The 2019 Firms Most List goes live

Expanded lists now feature 90 firms -- each with a Legal Cheek View and Insider Scorecard ranking

Oct 2 2018 10:07am

TLT partner handed two-year driving ban after getting behind the wheel following ‘boozy’ client lunch

Paul Crighton was more than three times the drink-drive limit

Oct 1 2018 2:46pm
Wig barristers

Complaints about barristers jump by 30%

But number of disbarments is down, according to new report

Oct 1 2018 11:12am