Category: News
Ashurst bumps trainee solicitor pay to £55k
Year one rookies now on £50k
Bar Council revamps Pupillage Gateway
Changes will improve process for both applicants and chambers, says bar body
BCLP launches ‘European vac scheme’ for aspiring lawyers studying English and French law
Open to students studying double degree with Queen Mary and Paris 1 universities
Mishcon shelves floatation plans
London firm blames 'market conditions'
Johnny Depp’s lawyer bags partner promotion following Heard trial win
Camille Vasquez joins US firm Brown Rudnick’s partnership
Applications now open for The Legal Cheek UK Virtual Law Fair
Leading law firms return on 8 September for UK’s biggest legal careers event
‘Toxic’ work culture deters three-quarters of lawyers from accepting job offers
41% wouldn't even apply if a job had bad reviews, research shows
Ex-magic circle heavyweight takes up ministerial role at MoJ
Barrister Sir Christopher Bellamy QC appointed parliamentary under secretary of state in the Ministry of Justice
Tributes pour in for ‘incredibly gifted’ law lecturer
Kent Law School’s Dr Alex Tawanda Magaisa died of a heart attack over the weekend
Junior lawyer quits profession to become pet psychic
Now earns more
City lawyer, 26, on £150k salary goes public with how she spends her hard-earned money
Over £33k in savings and zero student debt
Clifford Chance appoints first global head of wellbeing and employee experience
Charles Alberts will oversee staff welfare as part of newly created role
Big Four structural overhaul could spawn ‘multidisciplinary beast’ capable of swallowing up City law firms
Splitting audit and advisory functions could be key, says Richard Susskind
HSF confirms SQE maintenance grant of £17,000
Matches moves by Freshfields and Linklaters 💷
Criminal law not an attractive long-term career, say 81% of junior lawyers
Low pay 👎 long hours 👎 poor work-life balance 👎
Lord Chief Justice rallies lawyers as countdown to London Legal Walk begins
Over 650 teams to join 28 June event
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Partygate: Justice Committee chair submits letter of no-confidence in PM
'Those of us who set the rules have a particular responsibility to stick to them ourselves', says former criminal barrister Sir Bob Neill
Fewer than a quarter of burnt-out lawyers feel supported by their firm
Lack of help comes despite research showing vast majority have suffered exhaustion at some point in their careers
Pinsent Masons and Osborne Clarke up eco efforts with net-zero emissions targets
More firms look to cut carbon
Bakers provides £4k LPC ‘boost grant’ to future trainees in financial difficulty
On top of standard £10k maintenance support