Law Society Archives - Legal Cheek

More than half of all new trainees are based in London

But training contract numbers remain static since last year

Jun 19 2018 8:58am
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Regulate the robots? Law Society’s incoming president launches review

As Society appoints ‘new’ CEO following dramatic resignation of predecessor

Jun 14 2018 1:19pm
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Law Society recommends 3% boost to minimum trainee salary

£21,561 in London and £19,122 elsewhere — but figures only guidance and not enforceable

Mar 20 2018 10:18am
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Over a third of trainee solicitors are being paid LESS than Law Society minimum wage

Law Society tells Legal Cheek salary recommendation is under review

Jan 18 2018 12:12pm
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Law Society abandons plan for exclusive solicitor training deal

Another embarrassment for Chancery Lane bigwigs

Jan 8 2018 11:18am
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Law Society on hunt for new chief exec a year after old boss quit in explosive fashion

As Chancery Lane bigwigs announce new board chair in on-going governance shake-up

Dec 11 2017 10:40am
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Junior lawyers urge Law Society president to ‘reconsider what he pays trainees’ as it emerges that his firm fails to meet minimum salary

Leading from the top…

Nov 10 2017 10:32am
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Law Society chief says sorry for his ‘joke’ about TV presenter Mishal Husain

Serious cringing ensued

Nov 3 2017 11:51am
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Automation could lead to 67,000 job losses, Law Society predicts

Solicitor numbers on the up but same can’t be said for legal services sector

Nov 2 2017 1:21pm
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Grenfell Tower fire: Diane Abbott claims survivors are being harassed by ‘ambulance chasing’ lawyers

MP complains to profession bigwigs

Jul 27 2017 11:18am
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Law Society will launch panel of lawyers to help London Bridge terror victims

News follows outpouring of pro bono support in Manchester

Jun 6 2017 2:42pm
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Law Society tells solicitors to ‘channel their inner Judge Dredd’ – immediately backfires

‘You do realise he is an executioner for a totalitarian fascist regime?’

Apr 21 2017 9:57am
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Clifford Chance lawyer set to become 173rd president of the Law Society

Litigation specialist Simon Davis to take over top spot in 2019

Apr 19 2017 12:25pm
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Robots could do admin work Cambridge double-first associates don’t want to do, Law Society report states

Will ‘automation’ be the buzzword of 2017?

Jan 25 2017 11:43am
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Baker McKenzie goes on record to give its Brexit/Trump predictions, and it thinks M&A activity will ‘drop sharply’

International giant makes its forecast, as Law Society warns UK solicitors might be less desirable to US firms

Jan 16 2017 10:30am
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Research: Over a third of trainee solicitors are being paid BELOW the Law Society’s recommended minimum salary

Chancery Lane figure is being ignored by many firms

Jan 11 2017 2:18pm
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MoJ’s criminal bar pay proposals under fire over fears baby barristers will lose out

Legal aid changes described as ‘a nasty whack for junior hacks’

Jan 6 2017 9:43am
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Law Society chief executive quits with dramatic blast at Chancery Lane

Ouch

Jan 4 2017 10:48am
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Law Society recommends rise in trainee solicitor minimum wage — but firms can choose to ignore it

New suggested minimum salary is £20,913 in London and £18,547 elsewhere

Nov 21 2016 4:08pm
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Court document reveals SRA was left over £17,700 out of pocket after Lord Harley redaction blunder

Exclusive: Regulator was unable to recover costs after ex-solicitor advocate’s unsuccessful injunction bid

Oct 10 2016 12:58pm
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Law Society and SRA clash over proposals that could see junior solicitors run their own unregulated firms

Sensible move or recipe for disaster?

Aug 26 2016 11:04am
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Lawyers champion ‘recyclable’ fund to finance civil cases where legal aid can’t

If you win your case, some of your damages go back into the fund

Jul 18 2016 8:23am
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Snoopers’ Charter: Lawyers’ fight to protect legal privilege reaches the House of Lords

Amendments supported by the Law Society and the Bar Council will be debated today

Jul 11 2016 9:24am
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Careers

Event: How to make it as a City lawyer — with the Black Solicitors Network

Top BME lawyers share their wisdom with students looking to pursue careers in corporate law

Jun 13 2016 9:44am