Category: News
AI ‘can be a force for good’, says top judge
Help those who can't afford lawyers
Charity tells corporate law firms to ‘actively step in’ and protect lawyers mental health
Mindful Business Charter's open letter follows death of City partner
SRA issues warning over TikTok account impersonating supercar-loving lawfluencer
The real Akhmed Yakoob boasts over 175k followers
Man given suspended sentence for impersonating barrister
Used identity of real lawyer
Top in-house lawyers to ramp up pro bono efforts with new pledge
GCs from Coca-Cola, ITV, Goldman Sachs and more
Garrick Club: Bar Council issues warning to lawyer members
'Exclusionary spaces do not foster support between colleagues'
Trowers introduces innovation seat for trainees
New TC option
Gowling ups office attendance to 60%
Previously 50%
A&O launches in Saudi Arabia ahead of Shearman mega-merger
Follows similar moves by Kirkland & Ellis, HSF and Clifford Chance
Judge given formal advice over ‘offensive’ social media posts
Follows two complaints
Paralegal sanctioned for misleading firm over LLM qualification
Needs SRA approval for law firm work
Formal advice for judge accused of telling barrister to ‘chill out’
Apparently mimicked TV character
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
The Garrick: Posh men-only members club is full of top judges and lawyers
Face calls to cancel membership
CMS and Slaughters latest firms to withdraw TC offers
SQE fallout continues
City Law Society training chief urges law firms to support trainees struggling with SQE
Clifford Chance revoked TC offers while Macfarlanes has 'pass first time' policy
Macfarlanes future trainees fear for careers amid firm’s ‘must pass first time’ SQE policy
Follows Clifford Chance terminating TCs
Exclusive: Clifford Chance cancels TC offers for students who failed SQE
No second chances
Junior solicitor who inappropriately touched colleague suspended for three months
2019 Christmas party incident