Category: News

Suella Braverman bags top job in Truss government
From giving out prizes at the Legal Cheek awards to Home Sec

Lord Reed spotted on University Challenge
UKSC President captained Balliol College Oxford

EXCLUSIVE: regional NQ pay hits all-time high of £81k in Osborne Clarke salary hike
Rises in the London office too

Ropes & Gray lawyer roasts Netflix hit show’s portrayal of City law life
“I couldn’t help but laugh over much how they got wrong on the practice of corporate law”

Express Solicitors offers staff an extra week’s pay as cost-of-living support
Available to all 430 staff

Criminal barristers go on strike – how did we get here?
Indefinite, uninterrupted strike starts today

Love Island contestant sets sights on SQE
Tyler Cruickshank to sit first exams in January

Kennedys increases NQ lawyer pay in London by 60%
£50,000 to £80,000

Do TV legal dramas represent real-life diversity?
New research examines portrayals of diversity (or lack thereof) in popular shows like Suits and Silk

Henry Hendron appears in court on drugs charges
Barrister accused of offering to supply crystal meth

Fieldfisher ups London NQ lawyer pay to £92k
£60k in regions

Over three quarters of students pass SQE2
'Troubling' attainment gaps among ethnic groups remain while candidates with some QWE generally performed better

I earned £7k more as a barista, says criminal barrister
Garden Court North's Rosalind Burgin makes depressing pay comparison as full-blown strike action looms

Clifford Chance becomes UK’s largest TC provider with 110
Exclusive: Additional 10 places sees firm knock Linklaters off top spot

Tennis loving lawyer sues Nick Kyrgios after being accused of having ‘about 700 drinks’ during Wimbledon outburst
Anna Palus says 'reckless' allegation caused 'considerable harm'

Have I Got News For You slammed for ‘insulting’ strike gag
Criminal barristers fail to see funny side of Twitter post

Clifford Chance launches mentorship programme for aspiring lawyers in Singapore
Six-month support scheme for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds

CMS boosts trainee pay for second time this year and ups law school maintenance grants
City rookies now start on £50k

Burges Salmon targets 50% emissions cut by 2030
Latest firm to set green goals 🌳

Lord Lloyd-Jones re-joins the Supreme Court… seven months after retiring
Sir David Richards also elevated to top bench