Category: News
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
Supreme Court says some of Lord Sumption’s comments ‘appear to have been misunderstood’
Highest court moves to quell Twitter storm
Jeremy Corbyn launches immediate review into Tory ‘assault’ on legal aid
Left-winger sends clear signal that he's a friend to lawyers
Olswang and Osborne Clarke hit by trainee exodus
Mid-tier pair bid adios to high proportion of new qualifiers
City firms’ horror at plan to let people with no law degree or LPC qualify as solicitors without doing a training contract
Wisdom of regulator's commitment to inclusivity questioned
Lawyers are furious about Lord Sumption’s claim that more women judges ‘could have appalling consequences for justice’
Trolling: Supreme Court Judge-style
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
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
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
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"