Category: News
Ethnic diversity at the bar isn’t actually that bad (but it’s not that good either)
At least people are talking about it -- unlike social-economic diversity
Mayer Brown announces 100% trainee retention as it opens applications for earn-while-you-learn
Global giant with dual route to qualification keeps 2016 kids
‘Oriel College has basically said f*ck all the black people’: Oxford law student lashes out at uni decision to keep Cecil Rhodes statue
Controversial public Facebook post made from Ntokozo Qwabe's account -- then privacy settings are changed
Court of Appeal awaits as High Court blocks straight couple civil partnerships
Lawyers take to Twitter to vent their frustration
SRA neglects to register Jones Day trainee lawyers for almost two years
*Regulatory facepalm*
Global megafirm partner tells colleagues not to waste his time with ‘thank you’ emails
'Ain't nobody got time for that'
Freshfields boosts top earning partner pay by 68% to £3.2 million – as trainees make do with £500 extra
And NQs got no pay rise at all
Lawyers form united front against Supreme Court double-murderer decision backlash
Legal profession flexes its muscles, at the expense of freedom of speech
Big Four accountancy giants are expanding their legal services arms globally — and solicitors are getting worried
EY now has lawyers in over 29 countries; while Deloitte Legal is cracking China
Fast-expanding White & Case loses retention crown as trainee retention drops to 87%
US firm's London office fails to replicate perfect 2015 results
Research: Law students are sociable but selfish
Arts students are moody bastards
Frustrated reporter blasts farcical court system in blistering Twitter rant
"The situation's really pretty bad"
Stock market listed law firm whose share price has tanked by 90% cuts jobs but not training contracts
Slater & Gordon's future lawyers unaffected by redundancies
UWE law grad who lied to hide her 2:2 is suspended from being a solicitor for 18 months
Anna Goodwin avoids being struck off
Cambridge law graduate aged 102 bags masters 85 years later
Former City lawyer glad to finally "complete CV"
Court fees row reveals huge rift between government and judiciary
It’s the worst it’s ever been
ULaw strikes Fieldfisher training deal as Kaplan exodus continues
It was the fancy City of London premises that apparently won it
Actors’ fury as mystery London QC pays £10,500 to appear as Broadway extra
"How would he feel if I offered him money to turn up as his clerk in a key trial?"
Amal Clooney’s human rights campaign trail snuffed by paps who just wanted to see what she was wearing
Could Amal follow in the footsteps of Cherie Blair and quit chambers?
Prisoners achieve better grades than Durham students on pioneering law course
Students at university favoured by top City law firms outperformed by incarcerated course mates