Category: News

Lord Harley to face Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

"Harry Potter" lawyer will have initial case management hearing in early November

Sep 25 2015 12:01pm

Legal aid lawyer’s Facebook status about feeding client’s cat goes viral

Crumbling justice system sees solicitor forced to take on pet-sitting duties

Sep 25 2015 9:55am

Former Freshfields junior lawyer, 31, shot dead in Berlin

Luke Holland, who was with magic circle firm until 2013, killed outside nightclub

Sep 25 2015 9:03am

At last, Lord Sumption has a friend! Top female QC comes out in support of under-fire Supreme Court judge

Sarah Forshaw QC backs Sumption over women judges comments; as shadow Lord Chancellor is latest to put boot in

Sep 24 2015 5:15pm

Now it’s Proudman versus Sumption: LinkedIn row barrister slams Supreme Court judge

27-year old is seizing new role is unofficial spokesperson for nation's female lawyers

Sep 24 2015 10:01am

Donald Trump’s lawyer’s cease & desist letter wins critical acclaim

Missive by Alan Garten, the Trump Organisation's general counsel, is an internet hit

Sep 23 2015 5:08pm

Mishcon de Reya and Addleshaw Goddard post encouraging autumn retention results

Duo both keep 85% of new-qualifiers -- hanging onto a combined 34 trainees out of 40

Sep 23 2015 12:04pm

Jeremy Corbyn launches immediate review into Tory ‘assault’ on legal aid

Left-winger sends clear signal that he's a friend to lawyers

Sep 22 2015 4:16pm

Olswang and Osborne Clarke hit by trainee exodus

Mid-tier pair bid adios to high proportion of new qualifiers

Sep 22 2015 2:37pm

Lawyers rush to claim that David Cameron’s alleged sex act with a pig was legal

Relax kids, putting your penis in a dead pig’s mouth breaks no law

Sep 21 2015 3:45pm

Bristol Uni law grad goes public with training contract rejection pain

Story of Stephanie Charbine becomes headline news as glut of law students leaves nearly a third jobless

Sep 21 2015 12:21pm

Cambridge is the best uni for law and Southampton Solent is the worst

New Sunday Times 'Good University Guide' mostly tells you what you already knew, although there are a few surprises

Sep 21 2015 11:00am

Cherie Blair backs radical plan for legal profession to buy junior barristers’ debt

Greece-style debt relief -- for rookie criminal barristers

Sep 21 2015 9:21am

Magic circle considers new ‘Trailblazer’ apprenticeship that combines LLB with paralegal work

Is "earn-while-you-learn" set to become the new training contract?

Sep 18 2015 9:31am

Humblebrags give way to outright brags as latest Legal 500 hits shelves

Trying to be humble on social media is so last year

Sep 17 2015 12:53pm

Trainee recruitment bonanza: Firms up TC numbers — led by White & Case with 33% rise

Other big name to boost graduate hiring is Ashurst with 12.5% increase; five mid-tier outfits also offering more training contracts

Sep 17 2015 9:56am