Category: News
Junior solicitor whose hair fell out as she struggled to meet billing targets struck off after successful SRA appeal
Sovani James handed two-year ban earlier this year for faking documents
Court of Appeal to be live-streamed for the first time this week
Pilot case concerns West Ham United
Sidley Austin lawyer’s widow reveals how work pressures pushed her husband to suicide in heartbreaking open letter
Gabe MacConaill committed suicide in the carpark of the firm's Los Angeles office last month
Bar Council launches support hotline for stressed barristers
New wellbeing initiative also includes self-help programmes, fact sheets and videos
Blackstone Chambers QC faces House of Lords suspension over sexual harassment claims
Lord Lester described the allegations as 'completely untrue'
Whistleblowing judge launches crowdfunding appeal to take workers’ rights ruling to Supreme Court
Judiciary should be afforded the same legal protections as workers when making public interest disclosures, says Claire Gilham
Vlogging sensation reveals how she secured a magic circle training contract
University of Bristol law grad Eve Cornwell shares her top tips
New blog post documents incredible lives of first female barristers
Chronicles their lasting legacies
SRA launches Facebook page to help demystify solicitor super-exam
Regulator revealed last week SQE could cost up to £4,500
Ofsted criticises BPP’s apprenticeship programme
Education giant hits back; says systems for tracking legal apprentices are 'robust'
Jet flop! Law grad fired from The Apprentice after disastrous airline advertising task
Kurran Poon becomes the sixth candidate to leave the boardroom empty handed
Afghan-born junior barrister asked to return case after client requested ‘a white male’
'This was an unexpected and upsetting event', says Rehana Popal
New solicitor super-exam ‘likely’ to cost between £3,000 – £4,500
But SRA delays implementation date until September 2021, one year later than previously proposed
Ex-Daily Mail editor defends newspaper’s decision to describe judges as ‘enemies of the people’
'The point needed to be made', says Paul Dacre
SRA director of policy and education to leave ahead of super-exam roll out
Crispin Passmore to go at the end of the year, regulator confirms
Exclusive: Tycoon tried to source City training contract for businessman’s daughter during multi-million pound property deal negotiations
Fladgate, Macfarlanes, K&L Gates among firms approached without success, according to High Court
Meet the vlogging future magic circle trainee who has racked up nearly 3 million views on YouTube
Bristol University law grad is closing in on 100,000 subscribers
All firms should publish gender pay gap data, says Law Society
Current rules only require outfits with at least 250 employees to report figures
Over 70% of junior legal profession still wants to remain in the EU
Legal Cheek’s survey of over 800 law students and lawyers delivers resounding result