Category: News

Lady Danbury dropped out of law school

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh left UWE Bristol after two years to pursue acting career, reports claim

Apr 4 2022 11:50am
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Clifford Chance reports ‘class pay gap’

Magic circle firm discloses average difference in pay for staff from working, intermediate and professional backgrounds for first time

Apr 4 2022 10:31am
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BSB ditches bar aptitude test

Regulator says entry exam no longer an effective filter of wannabe barristers who will likely fail the course

Apr 1 2022 9:52am
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EXCLUSIVE: Law firm launches ‘work bus’ (April fool!)

'Work from a bus is the new work from home', says Scott, Howard & Malone managing partner

Apr 1 2022 8:05am
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Future magic circle trainee pens 10,000 word dissertation inspired by Clueless

Glasgow Uni law student Toju Adelaja's essay on refugee status based around quote from 90s rom-com

Mar 31 2022 12:21pm
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‘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

Mar 31 2022 9:50am
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Family law barrister cleared of misconduct over Meghan Markle baby tweet

BSB dismisses dozens of complaints against former Olympic rower Joanna Toch

Mar 31 2022 7:57am
news SQE Hub

Flexi-lawyer service launches in-house focused SQE pathway

Paralegals able to accrue two years' QWE at LOD client businesses

Mar 30 2022 3:30pm
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Top UK judges quit Hong Kong

Supreme Court says it can't continue to endorse administration which has 'departed from values of political freedom'

Mar 30 2022 10:41am
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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'

Mar 30 2022 8:55am

Regional rises: who has increased so far?

Legal Cheek rounds up the key NQ pay movers outside the capital

Mar 29 2022 10:23am
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Freshfields narrows gender pay gap for third year

Ethnicity, disability and LGBTQ+ results also improve

Mar 29 2022 9:15am
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Barrister sanctioned over tweet about Muslims wins appeal

Jon Holbrook had been fined £500

Mar 28 2022 2:17pm

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

Mar 28 2022 1:36pm

Done deal: Clyde & Co and BLM agree to combine

Goes live this summer 🤝

Mar 28 2022 1:02pm
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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

Mar 28 2022 10:20am
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Law Society pushes for law to be part of school curriculum

Children should know their rights, says president I. Stephanie Boyce

Mar 28 2022 9:13am
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And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2022 are…

Industry extravaganza returns in-person to celebrate top trainee-rated firms and chambers 🏆🤩

Mar 25 2022 5:51pm

Milbank bumps trainee pay to £62.5k

Year one rookies now on £57.5k

Mar 25 2022 11:15am
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