Category: News

Slaughter and May gender pay gap 39% — but female associates paid MORE than male counterparts
Stats don't talk about partner pay

Quartet of law firms unveil gender pay and bonus gaps
Results are in for Addleshaw Goddard, Travers Smith, Mishcon de Reya and DAC Beachcroft

Circuit judges try hand at vlogging in YouTube series on life in the judiciary
Contains a wig tin wearing a hat

Investigation launched after fake ‘Punish a Muslim day’ letter misusing Courts & Tribunals Service address surfaces online
HMCTS says letter encouraging people to attack Muslims 'contradicts all we stand for'

Law degrees to be graded gold, silver and bronze under new government proposals
Follows similar ranking system for universities

Allen & Overy’s gender pay gap is 27%
Second magic circle firm to release data, as Irwin Mitchell and Leigh Day unveil far smaller figures

Don’t use gagging orders to cover up allegations of sexual misconduct, law firms warned
It comes after profession rocked by assault accusations

Revealed: the shortlist for the Trainee and Junior Lawyer Firm of the Year 2018
Ahead of the Legal Cheek Awards on Wednesday evening, we reveal the final category shortlist

ULaw strikes LPC and GDL deal with Liverpool University
Despite SRA plans to scrap both courses

David Lammy: ‘We will not see a BME Lord Chief Justice in my lifetime’
Top names from law and politics gather to discuss legal profession's diversity problem

Decision to approve or reject solicitor super-exam delayed AGAIN
9 March 12 April

Victory for Queen’s University Belfast in LGBT+ moot featuring law student competitors in drag
More RuPaul references than you can shake a stick at

International Women’s Day: Male and female lawyers divided over profession’s gender equality progress
Law Society plans 100 roundtables as female lawyers' centenary fast approaches

Donoghue v Stevenson placard makes star appearance on university picket line
As Edinburgh Law School defends itself against accusations it had tried to 'break' the strike

Legal apprenticeships: Well-paid but scarce, research finds
Salaries are the highest when compared with other sectors

Top corporate law firm subject of social media storm after legal letter to football club surfaces online
PR headache for Blake Morgan

Excitement builds ahead of next week’s Legal Cheek Awards 2018
Profession prepares for big night at The Cheesegrater

Norton Rose Fulbright unveils 75% spring retention score
As Browne Jacobson keeps three out of four NQs