News
Merit-based pay schemes on the rise, as demand mounts for young corporate lawyers
A dearth of three to five-year qualified deal-making and corporate specialists is driving up salaries for younger solicitors, as pay freezes that blighted the City during the economic crisis begin to thaw.
Junior solicitor-turned-rapper unveils new track about ‘EAT or Pret A Manger’ lunch dilemma
Neither chain represent satisfying choice, concludes lawyer as he recalls unhappy training contract at top City firm.
Morning round-up: Thursday 5 June
The morning’s top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
Originals from the 1850s have been moved from the Law Society’s library at its headquarters in Chancery Lane to National Archives UK.
Hogwarts cracks law degree market
Take note University of Law, BPP, and even Oxbridge – there’s a new kid on the block looking to muscle in on the lucrative world of legal education. It’s Hogwarts.
There is an anonymous junior barrister revealing the reality of life at the Bar
Blogging as an art form might not yet be out of short trousers, but there is a growing tradition of anonymous writers hoping to shock by piercing the veil of mysterious environments.
Exclusive: Up to half of Bindmans secretaries face sack
Leading human rights law firm Bindmans is sacking up to half of its secretaries in a dramatic illustration of the impact of technology on law firm administration.
Who’s the w*nker … who’s the w*nker … who’s the w*nker on the bench?
Nevada is renowned for a history of gambling, a desert landscape serving as a mafia burial ground ... and now for a judge called Wanker.
Morning round-up: Wednesday 4 June
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
Fancy a night in the clink?
Students show coffee house knowledge of leading cases
End of term exam time is hitting some law students hard this year. Mounting evidence has emerged over recent days of how some can be driven close to the edge by endless hours of revising for obtuse questions about champerty and maintenance, landlord and tenant law and general tort issues.
Legal aid fee rates haircut — it’s the only one barristers will get
Women junior barristers will soon be grateful that legal protocol still requires them to wear a spot of old horse hair on their bonces when appearing in the high court -- because they certainly won’t be able to afford a session at Toni & Guy’s after the government’s legal aid rate cuts take effect.
‘Let’s go out back’ judge tells lawyer — before allegedly punching him
There were shocking scenes in a Florida courtroom yesterday.
Morning round-up: Tuesday 3 June
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
Diversification in a changing legal market.
Cambridge University criminal law exam features Fifty Shades of Grey prequel
Underage drinking and awkward fumbles in a sex club, starring a 15 year-old Christian Grey — just your typical Cambridge law exam.
Telegraph journalist seeks to explain lack of social mobility at the Bar
This extract from Flora Watkins’ piece on state schools versus private schools is illuminating of a certain mindset that continues to exist within the legal profession.
Struggling law student sells ‘piece of British law’ on eBay
Legal hopeful offers the general public an opportunity to "dazzle your friends" and "astonish your work colleagues" for as little as £1.
Morning round-up: Monday 2 June
The morning's top legal news stories and social media posts.
Legal pic of the day
Why lawyers should think twice before printing their name on the side of their car.
Student newspaper The Tab tells law students to ‘f*ck off’
Law students are 'the charmless lovechild of nine grand tuition fees', writes the editor of the UK's biggest student paper.