Category: News

Simmons & Simmons puts 2016 retention woes behind it with solid 80% spring result

Twelve trainees have accepted full-time associate roles

Mar 3 2017 2:52pm

Barrister gets caught up in a Twitter barny with business consultancy firm

Radio presenter and employment lawyer in social media ruckus

Mar 3 2017 2:14pm

Student used ‘fraudulent’ first class Oxford Brookes law degree to get onto Queen Mary LLM

Brookes confirms wannabe barrister failed to 'complete her studies'

Mar 3 2017 11:24am

Reed Smith boosts newly qualified solicitor pay to £70k

NQ salaries rise by £7,000 as target hours head north too

Mar 3 2017 9:36am

‘Secret Barrister’ lands major book deal achieving every law blogger’s dream

Five publishers bid for the anonymous blogger's first-ever title

Mar 3 2017 9:10am

Ex-Pinsent Masons and DLA Piper lawyer’s aftershave range slammed by Dragons’ Den millionaires

It smells like 'I've been dragged along and left up a lemon tree'

Mar 2 2017 12:52pm

Gina Miller’s barrister Lord Pannick QC votes AGAINST Brexit Bill

But was he the only lawyer to defy the House of Commons?

Mar 2 2017 11:19am

Top lawyer slammed for ‘open the Moet’ tweet as government boosts injury compensation cash

Liz Truss altered the way payouts are calculated leaving insurers seething

Mar 2 2017 10:16am

Human rights lawyer in running to replace Edward Snowden as Glasgow University figurehead

Aamer Anwar announced he will stand for election as rector

Mar 1 2017 1:43pm

Petition by Leeds CPS solicitor reaps rewards as Trump’s state visit postponed

Graham Guest’s online appeal chalked up almost two million signatures

Mar 1 2017 11:10am

Skadden lawyer who fought in World War II celebrates his 100th birthday

Top commercial counsel still works from 9.30am to 4.30pm and has no intention of retiring

Mar 1 2017 10:17am

Research: Law is more boring than IT

81% of lawyers are bored at work, compared to just 56% of computer whizzes

Mar 1 2017 8:59am

Liz Truss to appeal judicial pensions discrimination ruling

Just a week after she handed High Court and Court of Appeal judges an 11% pay increase

Feb 28 2017 4:02pm

City University to build new £30 million law school

Clerkenwell campus to receive major makeover with seven-storey structure

Feb 28 2017 1:50pm

The BBC gave viewers an unprecedented insight into the House of Lords last night, and lawyers loved it

They were particularly excited when the ex-deputy president of the Supreme Court made an appearance

Feb 28 2017 10:21am

Ex-Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman to face SDT over electoral fraud scandal

Family law solicitor was found guilty of "corrupt and illegal practices" in April 2015

Feb 28 2017 9:16am

Ten law firms make Sunday Times’ best employers list

No mention of the magic circle as Devon and Cornwall firm Stephens Scown takes the top spot, again

Feb 27 2017 2:18pm

Public crowdfunds more than £29,000 for grandmother deported from UK to Singapore yesterday afternoon

Just days after Supreme Court ruled ‘anti-love law’ demanding £18,600 minimum income is lawful

Feb 27 2017 12:33pm