Programme and student lead at ULaw, Laura Duffy, discusses the challenges facing lawyers-to-be and the opportunities in the ...

A barrister has been fined £3,000 by the Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service after he was reported to be drinking alcohol in ...

A number of firms have increased junior lawyer salaries in recent weeks, with Eversheds Sutherland and Pinsent Masons raising ...

Court backlog ‘main issue’ hampering justice, says police chief [ BBC News] Judges to rule on Palestinian group’s legal ...

Roberts was signed off with stress in January 2022, and the firm reported her to the regulator the following month. She left Irwin Mitchell in February 2022 “by mutual agreement”. The tribunal ...

Rises in regions too CMS has increased the salaries of its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in London to £120,000, with regional offices and those in Scotland also seeing salary rises. Reaching the ...

TC seekers, take note: there’s a new name in City law The merger between City giant Herbert Smith Freehills and US law firm Kramer Levin was finalised yesterday, after receiving partner approval ...

Bargain In one of the more unusual legal news stories this week, the renowned auction house Sotheby’s is selling a commercial law textbook for up to £15,000. The costly tome is part of a series ...

New role for former Prime Minister? Discussions have been taking place between DLA Piper and David Cameron, who is reportedly considering joining the international firm as a “consultant ...

In our latest Career Conundrum, an aspiring solicitor has been invited to a training contract assessment centre, but needs advice on what to ask their interviewers. “Hi Legal Cheek, I have an ...

Part of net zero efforts DWF has revealed plans for a carbon removal project — the “DWF Forest” — as part of its efforts to achieve net zero by 2045. In order to achieve this goal, DWF has ...

Drinks are on Norton Rose Fulbright Photo by Al Elmes on Unsplash Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has launched a Client Relationship Associate programme which will hand associates a £500 business ...