Category: News
Cherie Blair backs radical plan for legal profession to buy junior barristers’ debt
Greece-style debt relief -- for rookie criminal barristers
Magic circle considers new ‘Trailblazer’ apprenticeship that combines LLB with paralegal work
Is "earn-while-you-learn" set to become the new training contract?
Henderson Chambers QC risks wrath of world’s media by describing female lawyer as ‘stunning’
Lawrence West QC does an Alexander Carter-Silk
Humblebrags give way to outright brags as latest Legal 500 hits shelves
Trying to be humble on social media is so last year
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
Lord Harley in Parking Wars TV appearance
“Harry Potter” lawyer filmed delivering submission during double yellow line dispute
Charlotte Proudman: Solicitor asked me for bikini photo in exchange for work experience
LinkedIn sexism row barrister also says her leg was inappropriately "rubbed" during mini-pupillage
An application has been made to turn 9-12 Bell Yard into luxury flats
Top criminal chambers forced to seek new premises as developers sniff cash
11 Stone Buildings is to fold
Big-paying commercial and chancery set announces dissolution after four barristers depart
Solicitors and barristers among professionals least likely to be replaced by robots, research reveals
Paralegals, on the other hand, are screwed
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