Category: News

Ditch the equality pledges and provide more mentoring, flexitime and maternity support, say women lawyers
Less than half think current gender equality measures are effective

BSB issues guidance for aspiring barristers caught up in marking boycott
Law schools can accept students with pending degree results

Taylor Wessing ups NQ lawyer salaries to £100k
Rises for rookies too

A&O reveals 93% trainee retention rate
Magic Circle firm keeps 37 of its 40 autumn qualifiers

Made in Chelsea star joins HSF summer vac scheme
Robbie Mullett shares highlights on firm's Insta

DWF share price jumps by a third amid talks over potential sale
Listed law firm in discussions with private equity firm

Paralegal lied about experience to land law firm role
Falsely described himself as a solicitor

WFW launches law school scholarship in memory of lawyer
Firm teams up with Nottingham Uni following death of partner Mei Lin Goh

US law firm trio reveal London trainee retention figures
White & Case, Vinson & Elkins and Covington & Burling

Secret Barrister falls silent on Twitter
Anonymous bar blogger hasn't posted in over a month

SRA increases SQE exam fees by 11% in response to inflation
Total cost to sit two-part test stands at £4,564

Generative AI won’t disrupt law until late 2020s and beyond, says Susskind
Relax aspiring lawyers, you’ve got at least five years…

US judge probed over lip-syncing TikToks
Follows complaint

Salford Uni student uses housing law knowledge to successfully challenge landlord over repair bill
Puts law school learning into action

Mishcon records 86% autumn trainee retention rate
24 out of 28 rookies take NQ roles