Category: News

AI’s impact on the legal profession focus of latest SQE1 scholarship competition
BARBRI prize worth £3k

8 top law firms make ‘gender equality’ power list
Recognised for efforts on pay, rewards and family-friendly policies

World law school rankings: Top 20 spots for Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, UCL, King’s and Edinburgh
Harvard takes the crown -- again

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

DLA Piper pushes NQ lawyer pay to 100k in London and 68.5k in regions
5% rise across the board

Freshfields retains 36 out of 40 autumn qualifiers
Magic Circle player goes early revealing 90% score

PI firm Fletchers confirms Liverpool TC offering with office launch
Part of 'ongoing expansion plans’

White & Case elects first female chair
Heather McDevitt takes the helm after twenty years at the firm

Network launched to empower South Asian women in law
The Aura Network helps lawyers share experiences and 'lift up' those entering the profession

GCHQ warns law firms of risk posed by remote working
‘Prime targets for cybercriminals and other attackers’, report finds

Judge fines fake ChatGPT case lawyers
First major AI sanctions

BCLP junior lawyer pay hits £105k
Six-figure NQ salary now on offer at Silver Circle firm

Legal aid: Law Society wins permission to challenge government in High Court
'Significant and positive step forward', says president Lubna Shuja

Top firms sign climate crisis charter
Ahead of the start of London Climate Action Week

TLT hits female partner target two years early
33% by 2025

Former Magic Circle lawyer crowned ‘Law Teacher of the Year’
Lancaster Uni's Sadie Whittam described as 'gifted educator'

Anglia Ruskin Uni expands pro bono offering through law firm tie-up
Student-staffed clinic will now handle personal injury matters alongside family and employment law

UCAS data reveals law is most searched for career
As nearly half of all users express interest in apprenticeships

‘Robo judges’ could make legal rulings, says Master of the Rolls
Option to appeal to a human

HSF launches ‘academy’ to help clients understand emerging tech
Metaverse, blockchain, NFTs and more