- Journal
Greenwashing: the latest fashion sweeping the globe?
ULaw graduate and paralegal Charlotte Cheshire investigates fast fashion brands’ ‘green’ claims
Barrister Henry Hendron admits obtaining drugs from clients
Sentenced next month
The Apprentice legal contestants: where are they now?
As court advocate Marnie Swindells reaches the final, we take a look at what the show’s previous legally-minded contestants are up to
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Just over ONE WEEK to go: The Legal Cheek Spring 2023 Virtual Vacation Scheme and Law Fair
Monday 3 April to Wednesday 5 April 2023, free to attend and open to all!
Black paralegal ‘felt vulnerable and targeted’ after being stopped by police on the way to visit client
British Transport Police say they were acting on intelligence
Non-law grad: ‘How will I know if law is the right path for me?’
Reader seeks lightbulb moment 💡
London crowned ‘best city for lawyers’
Oslo and Berlin joint second in new study
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
- CareersSQE Hub
Full video: SQE v LPC: which route is best for me?
BPP University careers experts weigh up the options available to future solicitors
- SQE Hub
Report flags differences in SQE pass rates between white and BAME candidates
Plus exam fee increases on the way
Law Society gets down with Gen Z lawyers on TikTok
200-year-old institution embraces popular social media platform
- SQE Hub
BARBRI and London South Bank to deliver SQE-LLM
London university to also offer QWE placements
And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2023 are…
Who won what: revealed
- Careers
How Macfarlanes is working to make law firm careers more accessible
Macfarlanes’ early legal careers senior manager Catherine Morgan-Guest speaks about the firm’s initiatives to broaden their recruitment pool
- SQE Hub
Government Legal Department reveals SQE plans
Also looks to increase trainee numbers
Law ranks second for graduate earning power
Beaten by investment banking
UK law firms ramp up rookie recruitment in Ireland
Simmons to double TC offering while Bird & Bird and Taylor Wessing plan scheme launches
- SQE Hub
The College of Legal Practice strikes SQE training partnership with national law firm
Clarke Wilmott gives ‘most promising’ paralegals opportunity to qualify as solicitors
‘Robot lawyer’ sued because it ‘does not have a law degree’
DoNotPay CEO Joshua Browder says claims have ‘no merit’
‘Big Legal Lesson’ looks to teach school students their legal rights
New education campaign backed by Mishcon and the Law Society