Category: News

Chasing Shadows

Meet the two lawyer newbies promoted to positions in the shadow cabinet that Corbyn/McDonnell are too busy to occupy

Jun 28 2016 2:40pm

Lord Neuberger’s top tips on how to be rude to judges, and get away with it

Lessons in subtle rudeness from the Supreme Court bigshot

Jun 28 2016 1:15pm

University of Liverpool EU law lecturer’s incredible out-of-office email response in wake of Brexit abuse

Exclusive: Professor Michael Dougan went viral earlier this month after a video backing Remain campaign amassed almost seven million views

Jun 28 2016 10:02am

Half of Baker & McKenzie’s new London partners are women

International heavyweight promotes 85 lawyers across its global offices

Jun 27 2016 5:00pm

London law firms to cut back on EU trainees following Brexit

As many as 20% of City firms' trainees are non-British EU citizens -- something which may be about to change

Jun 27 2016 8:56am

Bar Council insists London will remain a global litigation centre as City law firms go into overdrive advising shaken clients

UK legal sector displays a stiff upper lip in wake of historic EU referendum result

Jun 24 2016 1:04pm

Exclusive: Law Society to launch review of ‘official photographer’ amid retouched grad photos storm

Success Photography will digitally enhance graduands’ photos so they look slimmer, their skin clearer and their teeth whiter

Jun 24 2016 10:23am

Lawyers assure upset Bremainers that Vote Leave victory is NOT legally binding

That doesn’t mean they’re happy about the result

Jun 24 2016 9:46am

Hill Dickinson reserves training contracts for paralegals

Two out of 12 TCs will go to graduates already employed by national giant

Jun 23 2016 3:14pm

Vote Leave paralegal targeted by Remain campaigners

Law grad on £16,500 a year who feels he’s “at the back of the queue” for jobs sparks social media storm

Jun 23 2016 1:01pm

Karaoke Court is actually a thing

The brains behind the legally binding sing-offs found his inspiration in an undergrad jurisprudence lecture

Jun 22 2016 4:29pm

Simmons & Simmons ditches MBA for future trainees

Bespoke legal masters introduced in 2009 to be replaced by new "Trainee Skills Academy"

Jun 22 2016 11:31am

BSB mulls new ‘super bar exam’ that could allow non-graduates to become barristers

Bar regulator to host debate next month discussing three new proposed routes to qualification

Jun 21 2016 2:15pm

Average senior in-house lawyer now takes home over £165,000

5% pay-packet increase for City law firm shunners

Jun 21 2016 1:25pm

Judge fired for watching porn in chambers LOSES unfair dismissal claim

Warren Grant had argued his behaviour stemmed from a mental illness he was suffering due to marriage problems

Jun 21 2016 11:13am

Visually-impaired Essex Uni law student stunned after taxi driver demanded guide dog travel in the boot

Aspiring lawyer is now a backing a charity-led campaign to bolster discrimination laws

Jun 21 2016 8:57am

Chelsy Davy speaks for the first time about quitting Allen & Overy

The lure of starting her own business was too strong

Jun 20 2016 2:19pm

Allen & Overy ups London-based US NQ lawyer pay packets to £124,000

MoneyLaw reaches the City's magic circle

Jun 20 2016 12:33pm