Category: News

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

Sep 8 2015 10:45am

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

Sep 8 2015 9:37am

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

Sep 7 2015 3:00pm

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

Sep 7 2015 1:45pm

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

Sep 7 2015 10:10am

QC thanks profession as his billable hour appeal for refugees smashes £100k mark

Total keeps rising as campaign continues into fifth day

Sep 7 2015 9:16am

Law school wars: Nabarro first to pick a side after Kaplan’s courses sink

City firm Nabarro makes the first move, selecting BPP as GDL and LPC provider in wake of Kaplan's withdrawal from market next year

Sep 4 2015 2:33pm

Qualify as a solicitor in six years without going to uni – radical scheme unveiled

Reformed route could profoundly shake up traditional legal education models -- and be trouble for legal executives

Sep 4 2015 12:08pm

Northern powerhouse law firm stands by London’s ‘ugliest’ building

“Walkie Talkie” is now officially the City’s biggest eyesore, but DWF lawyers still love it

Sep 3 2015 3:17pm

CMS slashes trainee headcount by nearly 35%

Twelve newly qualified lawyers have opted to leave the large corporate outfit

Sep 3 2015 12:11pm

Mixed autumn retention results announced by three City firms

Qualifying trainees at square mile trio Travers Smith, Simmons & Simmons and Fieldfisher experience contrasting fortunes

Sep 2 2015 2:15pm

Law student finds ‘time capsule’ note from 1980s hidden in library book

Scrap of paper dating back to 1986 invites people to write the date and what they are doing

Sep 2 2015 11:29am

Rookie criminal barrister, 34, stands as UKIP London mayoral candidate

Former police inspector sued London’s Met for harassment -- and his brother was recently arrested over a mysterious death

Sep 2 2015 9:38am

Dechert, Eversheds and Addleshaw latest firms to hike junior lawyer pay

Miriam Gonzalez's firm leads way, upping NQ salary to £74,000

Sep 1 2015 12:03pm

Twitter erupts in anger as Amal Clooney is described as an ‘actor’s wife’ by Associated Press

Snarky description comes as Doughty Street barrister loses Al-Jazeera journo case

Sep 1 2015 9:25am

ULaw pulls plug on business school just weeks after launch

Opening of highly touted De Broc is shelved indefinitely owing to low student interest

Aug 28 2015 3:50pm

Are US law firms raiding City rivals to poach top qualifying talent?

No, it’s all myth, say recruitment experts -- the Yanks are now training enough junior solicitors of their own

Aug 28 2015 9:22am