Category: News

‘A new Wild West’: Lords urge better oversight of AI in justice
Justice and Home Affairs Committee warns legislation is failing to keep pace with tech

Family law barrister cleared of misconduct over Meghan Markle baby tweet
BSB dismisses dozens of complaints against former Olympic rower Joanna Toch

Flexi-lawyer service launches in-house focused SQE pathway
Paralegals able to accrue two years' QWE at LOD client businesses

Top UK judges quit Hong Kong
Supreme Court says it can't continue to endorse administration which has 'departed from values of political freedom'

Ukraine crisis: Law students and lawyers look to tackle immigration challenges using lawtech
Profession addresses visa, language and resource issues during 48-hour 'idea sprint'

Regional rises: who has increased so far?
Legal Cheek rounds up the key NQ pay movers outside the capital

Freshfields narrows gender pay gap for third year
Ethnicity, disability and LGBTQ+ results also improve

Barrister sanctioned over tweet about Muslims wins appeal
Jon Holbrook had been fined £500

First speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2022
MoJ minister joins SRA education chief and magic circle training experts at Legal Cheek's annual in-person conference

Done deal: Clyde & Co and BLM agree to combine
Goes live this summer 🤝

UK government appoints top war crimes lawyer to help Ukraine on ‘journey to justice’ against Russia
Judge and Doughty Street associate tenant Sir Howard Morrison QC will act as independent adviser to war-torn country's chief prosecutor

Law Society pushes for law to be part of school curriculum
Children should know their rights, says president I. Stephanie Boyce

And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2022 are…
Industry extravaganza returns in-person to celebrate top trainee-rated firms and chambers 🏆🤩

Milbank bumps trainee pay to £62.5k
Year one rookies now on £57.5k

Barrister gives birth after leaving Supreme Court in taxi
Amy Stout was 37.5 weeks pregnant

Excitement builds ahead of this evening’s Legal Cheek Awards
In-person extravaganza to feature special guest appearances from Attorney General Suella Braverman QC MP, Love Island finalist Tyler Cruickshank and X Factor and Celebrity Big Brother star Katie Waissel

Trainee numbers dipped 11% in first year of pandemic, new stats show
Prior to lockdown, TCs were at their highest level since the 2008 financial crash

Online law school launches ‘O Shaped Lawyer’ course
College of Legal Practice teams up with project founder and Network Rail GC Dan Kayne to develop new module focusing on human and business skills

Legal recruiters help displaced Ukrainian lawyers find jobs
Fides Search operates new initiative on 'no fee' basis

Dentons increases NQ lawyer pay by 15% to £92k
Juniors recording 1,700 billing hours to receive £107,640