Category: News

A third of lawyers earn more than £100k

Fat cat figures beat insurance, consulting and tech professions

Jan 23 2018 2:03pm

Tens of thousands of magic circle email addresses and passwords discovered on Dark Web

Phishing scams and data theft loom as more than 80,000 lawyer credentials found online

Jan 23 2018 1:01pm

Revealed: The best barristers’ chambers for training

The results of the Legal Cheek Pupil and Junior Barrister Survey are in

Jan 23 2018 12:07pm

LSE law graduate pulls punches with fitness business staffed by ex-prisoners

Tough workouts with social justice at their heart

Jan 23 2018 9:10am

Final year becomes third Bristol law student in 14 months to die in suspected suicide

University encourages students and staff affected by news to contact support services

Jan 22 2018 12:52pm

Twitter explodes with inspirational #mypathtolaw stories

And some that aren't so inspirational

Jan 22 2018 11:55am

Clifford Chance keeps 44 of its 48 spring NQs

As Trowers & Hamlins confirms six of its seven rookies are staying put

Jan 19 2018 2:29pm

Dentons partner suspended following allegations of sexual misconduct

Claims date back to solicitor's time at Scottish outfit Maclay Murray & Spens

Jan 19 2018 12:23pm

London barristers more than twice as likely to secure silk than Northern peers

Top QC concerned there may be a pattern of under-representation

Jan 19 2018 9:13am

Taylor Wessing lawyer who rowed Atlantic in memory of his mother breaks world record

The emotional story behind senior associate George Biggar’s transatlantic feat

Jan 18 2018 2:18pm

Over a third of trainee solicitors are being paid LESS than Law Society minimum wage

Law Society tells Legal Cheek salary recommendation is under review

Jan 18 2018 12:12pm

Lady Hale among judicial celebs to watch new Lord Chancellor sworn in

We learnt he once spent a night in a prison cell

Jan 18 2018 11:30am

Solicitor super-exam proposals submitted for formal approval

Regulator’s plan to scrap GDL and LPC moves one step closer to reality

Jan 17 2018 12:42pm

London law student handed suspended sentence over part in £750,000 fraud

‘Severe question mark’ over her legal career

Jan 17 2018 11:45am

Number of new law students up by one fifth since tuition fee hike

Exclusive: Law bucks the trend as overall student numbers fall

Jan 17 2018 8:59am

Clifford Chance and Freshfields boost LPC grants by 43%

Exclusive: £3,000 more than Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Slaughter and May

Jan 16 2018 3:29pm

A matter of life and death: Supreme Court justices hear capital punishment case

Top barristers at Matrix Chambers defend man sentenced to hang

Jan 16 2018 9:03am