Category: News
Nearly half of Irwin Mitchell’s new partners are women
Includes two who did their training contracts at the national firm
Employment judge calls for new legislation to tackle ‘fattism’ in the workplace
But lawyers aren't convinced
Top barrister says NUS’s no-platform policies could be unlawful
Student petitions to ban university campus talks not compatible with free speech law
Emotional triumph for Northern Irish state school in Bar National Mock Trial at the Old Bailey
Citizenship Foundation competition now in its 25th year, and is still fierce in its combat against the bar’s social mobility problem
Number of training contracts registered jumps by nearly 500 in a year
Law students welcome first major increase since financial crash
Kim is here. Are you?
As virtual paralegals start work, how long before others stop?
‘Divisive’ 3% pay boost for senior judges rejected by government watchdog
But how do our top judges' pay packets measure up against those of City lawyers?
DWF’s bid to clawback LPC fees from ex-trainee could be unenforceable restraint of trade
Questions arise over legal status of firm's lock-in clause
‘You can be a right glamour puss’: Solicitor fined £5,000 for ‘inappropriate’ texts to vulnerable client
He claimed he was just trying to be supportive
Rich parents blocked from buying kids legal work experience as magic circle firms withdraw from charity auction
Allen & Overy and Freshfields in significant U-turn
A pupil barrister did a PhD about social mobility at the bar — and it makes for uncomfortable reading
Elite reputation puts off potential future stars -- especially those who live outside the South East
Clifford Chance and Slaughter and May will NOT offer legal apprenticeships
Government-led Trailblazer scheme is not so magic, say elite City duo
Herbert Smith Freehills pips Clifford Chance to the post in its latest partner promotions as firms strive for 30% female partners
Latest partnership promotions represent some improvement on gender diversity
8 City firms make workplace gender equality employer power list
Top outfits recognised for creating workplaces and cultures that are inclusive of women -- but what are their partner diversity stats like?
Lawyers embrace new online game that teaches litigants-in-person courtroom dos and don’ts
Online initiative is debuted in US, and gets a big thumbs up from UK lawyers
The rise of WhatsApp, Snapchat and Facebook poses ‘very serious challenge’ for courts says Lord Chief Justice
Social media creates a “new and significant issue” for lawyers in rape and sex offences trials
Ex-solicitor-turned-pornstar fined for pretending to work for HMRC
Tax expert fined for impersonating tax man
Official Solicitor to the Senior Courts who appeared as litigant-in-person in private dispute suffers High Court defeat
Alastair Pitblado and his fiancée suffer £150k planning row loss
Freshfields becomes first magic circle firm to launch apprenticeships
It could be set to offer training contracts in new Manchester office too
Lawyers vs Grayling: Supreme Court case concluded halfway through hearing in shocking legal first
Was the government’s policy so bad the court didn’t even wait until the end of the hearing to strike it down?
Simons, Muirhead & Burton partner admits he looks like a ‘f*cking nutter’ in ‘kufr’ YouTube video
Top employment lawyer opens up after footage of him speaking at extremist group rally in Trafalgar Square surfaced on the internet