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Sussex University law grad with a ‘passion for pro bono’ becomes BPP’s first...
News revealed in same week as annual student pro bono awards Bono approves A University of Sussex law graduate with an unrivalled passion for all things pro bono has made history by becoming BPP’s...
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Eversheds Sutherland keeps all 12 spring NQs
As international outfit unveils post-merger partner promotions Eversheds Sutherland has today confirmed that all of its 12 trainee solicitors have opted to stick around post-qualification. Boasting a...
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Language of the law decoded: The litigation edition
The revered Wigapedia returns to Legal Cheek for his 2017 jargon buster Litigation is a complex and confusing process. The rocky road to justice is made all the more mystifying (for both litigants and...
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CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang triple merger goes live
New global outfit boasts over 1,000 partners and 5,000 lawyers The three-way merger between CMS Cameron McKenna, Nabarro and Olswang has officially gone live. The deal, the largest ever in the UK legal...
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A lawyer has designed a keyboard especially for lawyers
Legalese at your fingertips Legalboard A new computer keyboard has been designed specifically for lawyers. The brainchild of US litigation lawyer Brian Potts, ‘Legalboard’ has a number of key features...
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Shearman & Sterling hikes London NQ pay by over 10% to £105,000
More experienced associates also cash in Shearman & Sterling has upped the pay packets of its newly qualified (NQ) London lawyers to an eye-watering £105,000. With NQs until today earning £95,000,...
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Super-exam: Frequently Asked Questions about the SQE
Clarity among confusion as SRA confirms it will scrap the LPC and GDL The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced it will kill off both the Legal Practice Course (LPC) and Graduate Diploma...
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Ashurst unveils spring retention rate of 85%
17 trainees from a cohort of 20 commit their future to the silver circle firm Global law firm Ashurst has unveiled a solid spring retention rate of 85%. From a qualifying cohort of 20, the silver...
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KWM kitty: Ex-partners encouraged to donate up to £2,500 each to help staff...
The international outfit’s European arm entered into administration earlier this year Former partners of the now defunct Europe, UK and Middle East (EUME) arm of King & Wood Mallesons have been...
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Eversheds Sutherland, Pinsent Masons and DLA Piper surpass magic circle...
Based on the opinions of almost 500 top businesses Eversheds Sutherland, Pinsent Masons and DLA Piper have greater brand power than their magic circle counterparts, according to new a power list....
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Watch lawyers sit in stony-faced silence as Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ blasts...
Not even a foot tap Lawyers at the High Court in Wellington, New Zealand Video footage showing a group of lawyers in New Zealand listening to rap music has racked up over 60,000 views in under a week....
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The SQE is a revolution which American law schools should learn from, says US...
‘You need different roads to Rome’ Mark Cohen, a US expert on legal practice and an early entrepreneur around legal process outsourcing, has told Legal Cheek that the US legal education system should...
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Kirkland & Ellis’ graduate recruitment website inadvertently promotes viagra
Well its award winning office does look a bit like a penis The UK graduate recruitment website of US giant Kirkland & Ellis inadvertently promoted viagra earlier today. Browsing the firm’s “Plan...
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CMS implements new ‘dress code guidance’ to help its suit-favouring lawyers...
The two firms merged with Nabarro last week CMS has brought in a new dress code to help its suit-favouring lawyers adapt to office life post-merger. Last week the three-way combination between CMS...
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Event: The Legal Cheek and Shearman & Sterling General Election debate
Sixty free places up for grabs as Commercial Awareness Question Time summer season commences Legal Cheek is partnering with the London office of leading US law firm Shearman & Sterling to hold an...
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New court drama hoping to show viewers the ‘inner workings of the justice...
The Trial: A Murder in the Family will air on Channel 4 later this month A new hybrid legal drama starring some of country’s top lawyers is aiming to give viewers unprecedented access to the “inner...
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Law lecturers accuse SRA of ‘disingenuous reporting’ over super-exam...
But regulator says it’s published everything it can The Association of Law Teachers (ALT) has fired shots at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) over what it describes as the “disingenuous...
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Hogan Lovells trials new ‘continuous feedback’ system to assess lawyer...
Global giant presses pause on lengthy annual reviews Hogan Lovells is re-evaluating the way it assesses its lawyers’ performances by introducing a new “continuous feedback” appraisal system called...
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More people want to date lawyers than any other profession
Two have been named most-wanted singles in London Lawyers have come out on top in the list of most desirable professions to date, research by hook-up app Happn has revealed. With lawyers winning the...
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Travers Smith lawyers can now work ‘whenever and wherever is most appropriate’
Including trainees Travers Smith has become the latest City outfit to embrace agile working. Rolled out this week, the new initiative — described as a “significant step forward in embedding an agile...
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