Category: News

City lawyer in criminal contempt for ‘spontaneous act of colossal stupidity’
Ex-Jones Day partner Raymond McKeeve sent ‘burn it’ instruction following search order

NRF boosts NQ lawyer pay by 11% to £105k
Top performers could earn as much as £147k with bonus

‘£250 goodwill payment’ for SQE students affected by exam ‘IT issue’
Compensation comes on top of refunds announced earlier this week

Fieldfisher launches training contracts in Belfast
First two rookie spots already filled

Top barristers’ chambers raises pupillage award by over 40% to £100,000
Exclusive: Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers becomes first set to guarantee new graduates six figures in their first year

Kaplan confirms refunds following SQE cancellations
Last month's 'IT issue' left some students unable to sit first assessments

Jailed ex-City lawyer banned from the legal profession
Joshua Alexander Brien defrauded US law firm Cooley and the Commonwealth Secretariat out of £600k

US firm salaries ‘almost 50% above’ Magic Circle rivals thanks to favourable exchange rates
New research comes as NQ rates hit record £179k

Shoosmiths and ULaw join forces to offer pro bono support to businesses and charities
Monthly clinics staffed by trainees and students

Linklaters retains 47 of 51 NQ lawyers
City's top TC provider scores 92%

BCLP increases maintenance grants and vac scheme pay — also scraps grade requirements
Boosts in response to rising living costs

Ince share price plunges over 50% following stock exchange announcement
Listed firm unveils plans to raise cash through new shares and loan

Top judges use Wikipedia, research shows
Irish Supreme Court decisions with online encyclopedia entry 22% more likely to be cited in later judgments

Commonwealth Games: TLT trainee scores spot on Northern Ireland netball squad
Thanks flexi-working!

TV cameras to film in criminal courts for first time today
Coverage restricted to judge's sentencing remarks

‘Gender critical’ barrister successfully sues own chambers
Garden Court Chambers ordered to pay 22k discrimination damages to Allison Bailey

Kaplan offers new SQE assessment dates after ‘IT issue’ forced cancellations
First one next week

Freshfields partner profits push past £2 million
Strong performance despite “tightening market conditions”

Bakers bumps TC numbers from 33 to 40
Follows similar move by Travers