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Strike off for solicitor who changed dates on property paperwork with Tipp-Ex

Nicholas St John Gething described move as ‘quick fix’

Oct 27 2020 10:25am

Meet the City lawyer flying the flag for renewable energy

Alex Underwood, associate director at Osborne Clarke, discusses how the actions we take over the next 30 years will determine whether we can meet the climate challenge

Oct 26 2020 3:16pm

Training contract numbers return to pre-financial crash levels for first time

Annual rookie registrations jump by over 500 to 6,344

Oct 26 2020 11:44am

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

JLD welcomes decision not to strike off struggling junior lawyer

Susan Orton binned documents 'in a moment of sheer panic'

Oct 23 2020 12:26pm

From labs to law: Why I became an IP lawyer

Chemistry graduate turned Pinsent Masons intellectual property associate, Kirsteen McEwen, shares her career story, ahead of next week’s virtual event with STEM Future Lawyers

Oct 22 2020 3:46pm

Fieldfisher boss: ‘My heart drops when I see NQ lawyers in US firms earning more than some of our partners’

Six-figure pay packets 'unsustainable', agrees Pinsents senior partner

Oct 22 2020 1:47pm

Top London lawyer joked about KKK and groped member of staff, tribunal hears

Samuel Maurice Charkham fined £30,000

Oct 22 2020 12:12pm
High Court

Ex-Freshfields partner ‘caught on the shifting sands of attitudes towards sexual behaviour’, High Court told

Ryan Beckwith appealing £35,000 fine over drunken sexual incident with junior colleague

Oct 22 2020 11:15am

Allen & Overy kicks off pay gap reporting season

Magic circle outfit reveals a partner inclusive gender result of 59.9%

Oct 21 2020 1:39pm

SRA prosecutes former Hong Kong Law Society president over comments during public meeting

Lawyer and pro-Beijing politician Junius Ho is also qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales

Oct 21 2020 10:45am

Hogan Lovells announces new partner diversity targets

Global partnerships to be 15% ethnic minority and 4% LGBTQ+ by 2025

Oct 20 2020 1:30pm

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

US law firm wooed magic circle partner with incredible annual package worth £5.3 million

Whopping sum guaranteed for three years, according to report

Oct 20 2020 10:18am

Law Society award named in honour of Salford Uni law student killed in drive-by shooting

Hogan Lovells' Sengova Kailondo scoops junior solicitor of the year gong in memory of Aya Hachem

Oct 19 2020 1:54pm

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

Over half of trainee solicitors ‘unable to cope with stress’ during lockdown

Report also finds most firms have struggled to train rookies remotely

Oct 19 2020 10:49am