Category: News

Courts set to grind to a juddering halt as criminal bar votes to stop taking new work

Breaking: Rank and file barristers rebel against QCs' wishes

Jul 15 2015 9:54am

Arts students work harder than law students, stats reveal

A leading education think tank suggests wannabe lawyers might not have it as tough as they make out to counterparts in other disciplines

Jul 14 2015 12:14pm

Bar student from failed judicial review advertises himself as an ‘employment lawyer’

Exclusive: Religious minister and former car-worker-turned BPTC student caught up in ongoing row over barrister title

Jul 14 2015 9:58am

Jones Day and Taylor Wessing continue strong autumn retention trend for City firms

London office of US giant hangs onto all qualifiers; Anglo-German firm keeps 87%

Jul 13 2015 2:04pm

Anger and confusion as hundreds of students unexpectedly fail the BPTC ethics module

Exclusive: Litigation is in the air as the Bar Standards Board refuses to review the marks

Jul 13 2015 12:23pm

Uni of Law tight-lipped over its bid to take on business school market

Europe’s biggest law school launches De Broc; but silent on student numbers

Jul 13 2015 10:04am

Mills & Reeve reveals strong autumn retention figure of 88%

The 14 new lawyers will be spread across the firm’s Cambridge, Norwich and Birmingham offices

Jul 10 2015 3:01pm

The award-nominated pro bono scheme that makes students pay to plug the legal aid gap

A 'highly commended’ programme charges law students nearly £400 in training fees to gain courtroom experience

Jul 10 2015 9:21am

Top regional law firms that pay newly qualified lawyers less than Tube drivers

As London’s Underground strike takes hold, Legal Cheek asks junior lawyers: fancy shouting mind the gap?

Jul 9 2015 2:05pm

City law firm breaks silence over mysterious pupillage award process

International niche litigation player Kobre & Kim denies it attempted to breach the spirit of bar’s recruitment rules

Jul 9 2015 12:06pm

Solicitor promoted to highest-ranking female officer in army

A former high street law firm practitioner from Wales makes British armed forces history

Jul 9 2015 9:21am

Bar student forced to re-sit entire BPTC after failing just one module

Birmingham High Court ruling means that students failing part of course will be forced to cough up for another round of full fees

Jul 8 2015 12:34pm

White & Case latest London Yanks to retain all qualifying lawyers

Global white shoe giant revealed today that all 14 of its London-based freshly-minted junior solicitors will remain at the firm

Jul 8 2015 11:30am

Bar launches direct access website to lure punters away from solicitors

Glitzy marketing bid bound to raise temperatures across profession

Jul 8 2015 9:16am

Mystery surrounds identity of HSBC ‘legal team’ involved in mock-execution video

Bank refuses to clarify status staff sacked for recreating an Isis-style beheading -- but press reports claimed they had a legal function

Jul 7 2015 4:51pm

Spotlight on London niche litigation law firm over alleged possible pupillage rule breach

International boutique practice Kobre & Kim refuses to comment on fate of wannabe barrister applications

Jul 7 2015 2:14pm

Dinah Rose QC calls on judges to quit Garrick Club after it votes to keep out women

Shock as private members club beloved of senior lawyers stays men only

Jul 7 2015 10:23am

Bar chief bellows a resounding ‘no’ to legal aid strike call

Tony Cross QC triggers outrage as he calls for more time to negotiate with ministers

Jul 7 2015 9:22am

1 Gray’s Inn Square silent after barrister fined for inappropriate sexual conduct towards pupil

David Giles' profile mysteriously disappears from set's website following bar disciplinary panel finding

Jul 6 2015 11:58am

Hogan Lovells boosts autumn retention of newbies to 79%

The Anglo-US firm has held on to 23 of 29 autumn qualifiers

Jul 6 2015 10:35am