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Travers Smith partner profits down 20% amid COVID-19 disruption
PEP now ‘approximately £1 million’, says silver circle player
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No sanction for trainee solicitor who inflated billing hours
Tribunal finds rookie was not dishonest
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Coventry Uni law grad launches her own range of Nike trainers
Limited edition sneakers inspired by Jade Macpepple-Jaja’s experience as a black woman in London
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Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
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ULaw confirms SQE training deal with Sheffield University
Tie-up will see the University of Law also deliver LPC and GDL
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SRA reveals SQE exam cost of £3,980 as it extends transitional arrangements in response to COVID-19
Total fee doesn’t include prep course costs
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9 City law firms make gender equality employer list
Recognised for creating workplace environments inclusive of women
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Latest financials reveal mixed fortunes for City firms
Pinsent Masons, Simmons & Simmons, Clyde & Co, RPC and HFW among those to post 2020 results
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Six top commercial chambers unite to mentor ‘under-represented’ aspiring barristers
Magic circle sets look to tackle bar’s ongoing diversity problem
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Allen & Overy sets 35% ethnic minority target for trainees
Magic circle firm also wants to retain more black NQs as part of wider diversity push
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Herbert Smith Freehills: Partner profits slip by nearly 10% to £857,000
Taylor Wessing also records drop
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Junior solicitor struck off for trying to cover up costs order against her client
Newly qualified Katherine Gilroy said her mental health had suffered from overwork
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New ‘10xChallenge’ replaces London Legal Walk
Due to public health considerations regarding social distancing and mass gatherings
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Home-working: Older solicitors more likely to struggle with tech compared to younger colleagues, research finds
Do you know your Zoom from your Hangouts?
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Freshfields posts 84% trainee retention score
Declines to say if any NQs are on fixed-term deals
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Careers
The opportunities for future City lawyers in a post-COVID world
Three associates from the London offices of Freshfields, Baker McKenzie and Reed Smith join a ULaw careers expert to share advice
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‘Eat Out to Help Out’… at the Supreme Court
Top court’s café joins government’s new discount scheme — but remains closed for now
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Staffordshire law grad wins High Court judicial review declaring benefit regulations unlawful
Not a bad thing to have on your CV as a wannabe lawyer
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Beware the legal outsourcing second wave, junior City lawyers
What comes after the pandemic may not be good for MoneyLaw salaries
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US law firm Crowell & Moring to recruit first London trainee
Inaugural rookie will complete ‘non-rotational’ TC
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Corporate law firm pledges to donate all profits to charity — forever
Aria Grace Law looks to ‘spread the wealth’
