Category: News

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

City pay war: Macfarlanes boosts NQ rates to £107.5k
Also confirms autumn retention score of 92%

Hefty fine for solicitor who told trainee to file court defence that wasn’t true
Paul Jerome Fitton admits professional misconduct under time pressure

Metro Bank picks BARBRI to put future in-house lawyers through the SQE
Trainees will split their time studying and gaining QWE

Students unable to sit SQE exam after London test centre suffers ‘IT issue’
Aspiring lawyers report waiting hours before being told to go home

Travers Smith boosts trainee numbers by a third
From 30 TCs to a maximum of 40

Law firm to open bookshop and café to combat loneliness
gunnercooke's 'House of Books & Friends' will help fund projects and local charities

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