Category: News
Latham & Watkins managing partner RESIGNS after admitting ‘exchange of communications of a sexual nature’
Legal profession rocked by new misconduct scandal
Number of ‘super law schools’ taking over 500 law students a year more than doubles
Exclusive: Huge increase in law student numbers, though some unis experience major falls
Ex-Clifford Chance trainee who failed in bid to sue Oxford University over ‘inadequate’ teaching faces £75,000 legal bill
Permission to appeal original decision also refused
Exeter law students embroiled in racism scandal suspended over vile WhatsApp messages
University and police investigating -- as one student has training contract offer revoked
Law Society recommends 3% boost to minimum trainee salary
£21,561 in London and £19,122 elsewhere -- but figures only guidance and not enforceable
Morning round-up: Tuesday 20 March
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Linklaters completes magic circle retention season with 84% result
Global giant keep 43 out of 51 spring NQs
Supreme Court’s innovation judge to join solicitors and law academics at expanded Future of Legal Education and Training Conference
Lord Briggs, PJ Kirby QC, and BSB chief Dr Vanessa Davies among latest batch of speakers
Gender pay gap stats are in for Ashurst, BLP, Charles Russell Speechlys, Stephenson Harwood and Walker Morris
Differences of one quarter to a third commonplace, though bonus gaps far higher
Hold off on super-exam decision for six more months, MPs urge
Another day, another delay?
And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2018 are…
Who won what: revealed
Exclusive: Start-up chaired by corporate law legend, Sir Nigel Knowles, sued by ex-director
DWF's head honcho under fire over unpaid shares claim
‘Irreversible damage’: Panama Papers law firm Mossack Fonseca to close
Outfit was victim of mass data breach in 2016
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'
