Tag: COVID-19

Does the government’s COVID-19 response comply with the rule of law?

Oxford law grad and aspiring barrister Jordan Briggs takes a look at the episodes of the last eight months in this first instalment of a three-part mini-series

Nov 25 2020 10:30am

Red Lion Chambers cancels 2022 pupillage recruitment due to COVID-19

Crime and fraud set cites impact on court work

Nov 23 2020 11:50am

What it takes to be an antitrust lawyer

Ropes & Gray partner Ruchit Patel on working with some of the biggest players in pharma and his role as the London office’s graduate recruitment partner

Nov 20 2020 12:15pm

Judges star in COVID-inspired Hamilton music video

'We'll be back, time will tell, you'll remember that we serve you well' 🎶

Nov 20 2020 8:45am

From army captain to NewLaw entrepreneur

Simmons & Simmons’ Peter Lee reflects on his unusual route to partnership and explains how COVID-19 has accelerated change within the legal profession

Nov 16 2020 2:10pm

A&O restarts lawyer salary reviews and increases pay

NQs receive pay rise which falls £5k short of pre-COVID six-figure sum

Nov 13 2020 11:27am

Profession must look after junior lawyers screwed over by the pandemic, Supreme Court judge warns

Lord Hodge says there shouldn't be 'lasting detriment' to those starting their career

Nov 10 2020 9:51am

December bar exams to go ahead as planned

BSB keeping assessments under 'close review' in wake of second lockdown

Nov 10 2020 9:21am

What the second lockdown means for employment lawyers

Bryn Doyle, an employment partner at Squire Patton Boggs’ Manchester office, talks furlough and restructuring on the high street

Nov 6 2020 11:45am

Taylor Wessing ends flexi-working scheme early

Part of a wider roll back on its emergency coronavirus measures

Nov 4 2020 2:01pm

The life of a project finance lawyer

Deji Adegoke, senior associate at White & Case, explains how green spending and infrastructure investment will drive recovery from the COVID crisis

Nov 2 2020 1:08pm

Hogan Lovells reinstates NQ lawyer pay following COVID cuts

Global firm trimmed salaries in London and Birmingham earlier this summer

Nov 2 2020 10:42am

Life at a US law firm in London

A panel of Willkie Farr & Gallagher (UK) LLP lawyers discuss opportunities for growth in the post-pandemic world

Oct 29 2020 1:06pm

Diversity and inclusion: What lies ahead for the legal profession?

RPC lawyers join diversity and inclusion experts to discuss organisational change and what it means for those seeking to enter the legal profession

Oct 28 2020 2:53pm

Lord Sumption warns of ‘totalitarian society’ in latest attack on lockdown policies

Lockdown sceptic accuses government of setting fire to the constitution as it tries to rule by decree

Oct 28 2020 11:33am

US law firm duo dish out COVID bonuses to London lawyers

Associates at Simpson Thacher and Akin Gump rewarded up to £31,000 for lockdown endeavours

Oct 26 2020 9:20am

Why diversity and inclusion must become a ‘critical business priority’

RPC employment partner Kelly Thomson explains how, as businesses plan for the future world of work, it is important they hold onto the lessons learnt during the pandemic

Oct 20 2020 11:16am

The ‘exciting and unusual’ caseload of a private wealth partner

Taylor Wessing’s Ronald Graham explains how the private wealth practice area is driving the COVID-19 recovery

Oct 19 2020 12:28pm

Films, food parcels and online lectures: The life of a self-isolating law student

Legal Cheek spoke to Lancaster Uni’s Alex Dietrich about her lockdown experience

Oct 16 2020 9:17am

My life as an employment lawyer

Luke Bowery, partner at Burges Salmon, considers some of the current issues at play for employment lawyers in the wake of COVID-19 and recent widespread social movements

Oct 15 2020 11:33am