Category: News
Silver circle pair reveal retention rates — and one is much better than the other
Contrasting retention fortunes at Macfarlanes and Ashurst
This corporate law firm’s 1956 guide to recruiting ‘lady lawyers’ is slightly terrifying
"If the paper records are the same, the man is given preference, barring some personality defect"
The billable hour appeal for refugees needs just £20k to hit £200,000
One last push required, as 'How to get sued' fundraiser event is launched
Jonathan Goldberg puts the ‘C’ in QC
Listen to silk drop C-bomb live on BBC radio
Human rights barrister slams Daily Mail journos who targeted lawyers’ Facebook profiles
"Is this what you dreamed of in journalism school?' demands 1 Crown Office Row junior as Proudman/Carter-Silk madness peaks
Magic circle lawyers trained in pro bono housing law — as busiest London housing court faces closure
More mixed-up thinking from Lord Chancellor Gove
Justice minister in the clear following ‘unpaid’ £13.50 expenses error
"Absolutely furious" Caroline Dinenage MP hits back
Lord Justice Vos says firms and chambers bosses are ‘discriminatory’ towards students who aren’t like them
Selection procedures for training contracts and pupillages favour the privileged, says top judge
Boss of top legal aid firm vows to never instruct LinkedIn message barrister Charlotte Proudman again
"It's not for exposing sexism ... it's for publishing private stuff," says Tuckers senior partner Franklin Sinclair
Kaplan exodus: Mayer Brown and Holman Fenwick leave for BPP as Penningtons chooses ULaw
Trio pick other law schools ahead of Kaplan's closure, but other firms commit to stay until end of 2015-16 academic year
University of Law enters Scottish market with CMS Cameron McKenna future trainee tie-up
English-style vocational course to be launched north of the border
An 18 year old kid has qualified as a solicitor
Child prodigy Aussie is a month older than BPTC graduate Gabrielle Turnquest when she was called to the bar in 2013
Millennial lawyers are getting sick of their jobs even faster than previous generations
32% of UK lawyer job seekers are applying for non-legal roles -- up from 24% in 2007, finds study
Three City firms reveal solid if not spectacular retention rates as one trainee quits law to work with lions
Norton Rose Fulbright, Bird & Bird and Eversheds announce how many of their young are staying
Feminist barrister tweets screenshot of senior male solicitor’s ‘sexist’ LinkedIn message
Well, this is embarrassing
Amal Clooney’s life Vs Other junior barristers’ lives
Doughty Street rookie greeted by adoring crowds and ceremonial drummers in Maldives as peers return to Southwark Crown Court chaos after August break
The former MP, witchcraft and a big fat lawyer bust-up
An anti-child abuse crusader and a top criminal law barrister go hammer and tongs over definition of a witch hunt
US firm Sidley Austin hikes London NQ pay from £75k to £90k as English firms offer small rises
Michelle Obama's old firm soars away from City mid-tier in pay stakes
Mayer Brown ups intake on earn-while-you-learn training contract alternative
"High calibre of applicants" suggests new school-leaver scheme could rival traditional route
The 15 best law firms for vac schemes — according to those who have been there
Pinsent Masons leads the field, with only two magic circle players making the cut
QC thanks profession as his billable hour appeal for refugees smashes £100k mark
Total keeps rising as campaign continues into fifth day