Tag: Law Society

Law Society recommends 4% salary increase for rookie solicitors
£23,703 in London and £21,024 elsewhere

Criminal law not an attractive long-term career, say 81% of junior lawyers
Low pay 👎 long hours 👎 poor work-life balance 👎

‘The overall culture in law is damaging many junior lawyers’, JLD chair warns
Mental Health Awareness Week prompts renewed calls for change as wellbeing charity LawCare extends online support

Russian invasion prompts CMS, Bakers and Dentons to close Kyiv offices
International law firms take decisive action

Criminal barristers vote to take action if government does not increase legal aid
'Justice system on its knees', say bar leaders

Law Society issues trainee support guidance following flurry of flexible working policies
Many firms now letting lawyers work away from the office 50% of the time

FT editors attack government plans to restrict judicial review
March consultation is 'yet more evidence of the Conservative government’s contempt for the separation of powers'

Two women lead Law Society for first time
I. Stephanie Boyce and Lubna Shuja also first people of colour to hold top two roles at solicitors' body

Law Society president steps down amid misconduct claims
David Greene, who denies claim he misled judge, will leave role later this month

Law Society president faces misconduct tribunal after High Court rules he has case to answer
David Greene denies allegation he deliberately misled judge and says he fully expects to be cleared

Underpaid, stressed and bullied: Experiences of BAME solicitors laid bare in new report
Law Society research compares experiences of black, asian and minority ethnic solicitors with white counterparts

Training contract numbers return to pre-financial crash levels for first time
Annual rookie registrations jump by over 500 to 6,344

Law Society: Lawyers could face physical attacks following Home Secretary speech
Priti Patel lashed out at 'lefty lawyers' and 'do-gooders' during conference address

Use government cash to fund training contracts, says Law Society
Chancery Lane lays out coronavirus recovery plan

Female solicitors three times more likely to face workplace discrimination
New Law Society survey also shines spotlight on stress

Law Society boosts recommended minimum pay for trainee solicitors by 1.9%
£22,541 in London and £19,992 elsewhere

Nearly a third of trainee solicitors paid below Law Society recommended minimum
Rookies in regions hit hardest

Lawtech could cull 35,000 legal roles by 2027, Law Society predicts
Secretaries hardest hit -- but lawyer numbers likely to rise

Junior lawyer numbers set to rocket following SQE roll-out, predicts Google-backed legal business chief
Super-exam also tipped as pro-diversity by legal entrepreneur

Legal profession launches gender equality pledge
Signatories commit to supporting women into top lawyer roles

MPs demand clampdown on lawyers who help bosses cover up sexual harassment
Regulators like the Law Society not doing enough on dodgy non-disclosure agreements, report says