Category: News
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
Lady Hale among judicial celebs to watch new Lord Chancellor sworn in
We learnt he once spent a night in a prison cell
Solicitor super-exam proposals submitted for formal approval
Regulator’s plan to scrap GDL and LPC moves one step closer to reality
London law student handed suspended sentence over part in £750,000 fraud
‘Severe question mark’ over her legal career
Number of new law students up by one fifth since tuition fee hike
Exclusive: Law bucks the trend as overall student numbers fall
Clifford Chance and Freshfields boost LPC grants by 43%
Exclusive: £3,000 more than Allen & Overy, Linklaters and Slaughter and May
House of Lords peer reports Hogan Lovells to regulator over claims it ‘walked into a web of corruption for a fat fee’
International firm hits back at ‘unfounded’ accusations
A matter of life and death: Supreme Court justices hear capital punishment case
Top barristers at Matrix Chambers defend man sentenced to hang
Law grad’s solicitor dream in peril following assault on pregnant girlfriend
But every case will be dealt with on its merits, SRA insists
‘Fake news’: Theresa May takes credit for law that was actually made by the EU
Law students, prepare to cringe
From black belt to the bench: Martial arts expert, 37, appointed to judiciary
Don't mess with Siew Ying Loke
Morning round-up: Monday 15 January
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
The Brexit effect? Top US law firm offers Dublin training contracts
Thankfully this won’t impact Dechert's London trainee numbers
City law chiefs want all future trainees to sit super-exam from 2022
Despite SRA suggesting transitional period could run into 2030s
‘Assfisting’: Incredible lawyer’s letter typo surfaces online
Why proofreading is essential
New female law students outnumber males two to one for first time ever
Exclusive: 17,565 women compared to 8,510 men
Junior solicitor whose hair fell out as she struggled to meet billing targets handed lifeline by tribunal
She claims 'culture of fear' drove her to fake documents
Don’t leave trainees in retention limbo, Law Society tells firms
Rookies should know whether they're hired or fired at least eight weeks before qualification
City Law School in BPTC exam row over laptop policy that ‘favours wealthy students’
Exclusive: Computers must meet university's specifications