Category: News
Criminal bar gets its first hijab-wearing QC
“It’s a surreal experience," says No5 Chambers' Sultana Tafadar
Clydes and BLM to vote on merger
Follows positive discussions
Master of the Rolls clarifies comments appearing to suggest small claimants don’t need justice
Legal Twitter takes aim at Sir Geoffrey Vos
Experienced barrister at top chambers fined for mocking more junior opponent
Doughty Street's Althea Sonia Brown 'improperly undermined, insulted and/or annoyed' opposing counsel during hearing, disciplinary tribunal finds
Taylor Wessing lawyer delivers aid to Ukraine border
London partner James Goold makes trip in supply-laden van
Kim Kardashian’s boyfriend Pete Davidson has a ‘my girl is a lawyer’ tattoo
Could this spark a trend among law student spouses?
Formal warning for judge who conducted hearing from his car
Justice on the go 🚗
Vinson & Elkins ups NQ lawyer salaries in London to £159,500
Another day, another pay rise 💷
Solicitor fined £20k after ‘deplorable’ sexual comments to paralegal in job interview
Interview left 22-year-old woman feeling 'like a piece of meat'
Clifford Chance increases financial support for incoming trainees
LPC and SQE cohorts provided £12.5k maintenance grants
Browne Jacobson to ‘kick-start’ careers of aspiring black lawyers with new mentoring programme
Paid work experience and 'bespoke masterclasses'
Not enough! Criminal bar responds to government’s £135 million legal aid pledge
Lord Chancellor accepts recommendation of independent review -- but bar chief warns move won't stop colleagues quitting
Gibson Dunn tops London NQ lawyer pay table with 12% boost to £161,700
Also rises for juniors at Simpson Thacher and Covington & Burling
More law firms exit Russia as Dentons and Bakers keep offices open
White & Case donates $1 million to Ukraine aid
Legal aid reform: Criminal barristers vote overwhelmingly in favour of direct action
No returns from 11 April ❌
Sidley to help fund less advantaged law students through university
Five sixth-formers to receive £3.5k bursary as well as mentoring and work experience opportunities
Junior solicitor to distribute aid in Lebanon
Dispute resolution specialist Sheroze Nadeem on mission to help Syrian and Palestinian refugees
A&O and Clifford Chance complete magic circle departures from Moscow
Host of top international firms have shuttered offices in response to invasion
Top criminal law firm fined £98k after cyber attack led to court bundles being leaked on dark web
Tuckers IT weaknesses exploited, ICO finds
Freshfields, BCLP, HSF, Latham and Squires join flood of firms to quit Moscow
Russia exodus continues