Category: News
The SQE is a revolution which American law schools should learn from, says US legal education expert
'You need different roads to Rome'
Eversheds Sutherland, Pinsent Masons and DLA Piper surpass magic circle rivals in 2017 brand power list
Based on the opinions of almost 500 top businesses
BPP equity and trusts exam disturbed by ‘pumping music’ so loud ‘the desks were vibrating from the bass’
Exclusive: It was like being in a club
A Manchester Metropolitan law student is standing for UKIP in the general election
His campaign clashes with his final year exams
Oxford PPE student warns that Oxford law students risk being ‘left behind’ because their degree is too traditional
Law schools need to adapt, even the best ones
KWM kitty: Ex-partners encouraged to donate up to £2,500 each to help staff affected by firm’s collapse
The international outfit's European arm entered into administration earlier this year
Ashurst unveils spring retention rate of 85%
17 trainees from a cohort of 20 commit their future to the silver circle firm
Shearman & Sterling hikes London NQ pay by over 10% to £105,000
More experienced associates also cash in
A lawyer has designed a keyboard especially for lawyers
Legalese at your fingertips
CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang triple merger goes live
New global outfit boasts 1,000 partners and 5,000 lawyers
Eversheds Sutherland keeps all 12 spring NQs
As international outfit unveils post-merger partner promotions
We ‘cocked up’, but it wasn’t misconduct: Leigh Day’s defence begins
Junior solicitor in the firing line over accusations firm pursued false claims against British troops
Sussex University law grad with a ‘passion for pro bono’ becomes BPP’s first ever trainee solicitor
News revealed in same week as annual student pro bono awards
Burges Salmon posts perfect 100% retention score
All 28 newbies have committed their future to the Bristol-based outfit
Jolyon Maugham QC
An apology
City law firms take nine spots in ‘Top 50 employers for women’ list
But financial services took ten
Exclusive: BPP implements internet speed restrictions on popular student sites including Facebook and YouTube
No more Netflix and chill... in the library
Tax QC turned Brexpert Jo Maugham won’t stand in general election
Devereux barrister won't stand for parliament
Reed Smith offers flexi-working option to all London lawyers
But trainees are likely to miss out
Research: Israel, Italy, New Zealand and South Africa all have more diverse judiciaries than us
Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and the USA too
Cambridge law student launches Lord Denning-inspired search engine
It seeks to draw on spirit of great judge through artificial intelligence