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How my role as a university manager was the perfect stepping stone to...
As the March application window opens, Norton Rose Fulbright trainee Sarah Greenwood talks about the upsides to life as one of firm’s ambassadors For Sarah Greenwood, a second-year trainee with Norton...
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Carried up chambers stairs and labelled as ‘stroppy’: Lawyers reveal what...
Bringing unique benefits Solicitors and barristers have come together to reveal what it’s really like being a disabled lawyer in London, and to celebrate what one called the “unique benefit” they bring...
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King’s College beats UCL in Vis Pre-Moot London derby
Big win for rookie arbitrators at White & Case-hosted comp Two law students from King’s College London have won a prestigious mooting crown — with the victory made especially sweet by their...
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Law student set to start a training contract alongside her boyfriend’s ex...
He tells her it’s ‘plain stupid’ they both work at the same firm A future trainee has sought advice on her law student love triangle from an unlikely source: Graham Norton. Writing to the comedian and...
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Trowers & Hamlins senior associate CLEARED of sex assault on off-duty police...
Simon Bryning found not guilty St Albans Crown Court A solicitor at Trowers & Hamlins who was accused of sexually assaulting an off-duty police officer on a late night train has been CLEARED of all...
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Norton Rose Fulbright unveils 75% spring retention score
As Browne Jacobson keeps three out of four NQs Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has unveiled a spring retention score of 75%. Of the 24 trainees due to qualify this month, 18 have been handed permanent...
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Students experiencing knockbacks need to realise they’re playing a numbers game
Ahead of Legal Cheek‘s Secrets to Success event in the West Midlands, panellist Sarah Ramsey, the dean at The University of Law Birmingham, reflects on her time in law and what students should be doing...
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‘I’m an immigrant from a modest background who battled depression and bulimia...
Billy Yu-Lok Ng is now the Law Society’s social mobility ambassador I am a trainee criminal defence solicitor who is currently practising in London, having graduated with a law degree and a masters...
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Excitement builds ahead of next week’s Legal Cheek Awards 2018
Profession prepares for big night at The Cheesegrater The Cheesegrater (aka The Leadenhall Building), home of Landing Forty Two, the UK’s highest dedicated event space, which on 14 March will host The...
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Top corporate law firm subject of social media storm after legal letter to...
PR headache for Blake Morgan A top corporate law firm has been caught in the middle of a football-based social media row after a legal letter it sent on behalf of a client was posted on Twitter....
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City lawyer fined £1,000 by regulator following ‘bottomless brunch’ attack on...
Matt Owen pleaded guilty to assault by beating last year Brown’s Hotel, Mayfair, London A former lawyer at accountancy giant Deloitte has been fined £1,000 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)...
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International Women’s Day: Male and female lawyers divided over profession’s...
Law Society plans 100 roundtables as female lawyers’ centenary fast approaches There is a large gap between male and female lawyers’ perceptions of gender equality progress within the legal profession,...
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Decision to approve or reject solicitor super-exam delayed AGAIN
9 March 12 April The regulator’s plans to overhaul legal education suffered a further setback today, after the Legal Services Board (LSB) revealed it needed more time to consider its decision. A new...
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‘Do they have a bollocks and beer one?’: London law firm under fire for...
It’s since been cancelled An email fired off by property law firm Devonshires offering its lawyers “a manicure with a glass of fizz” at an upcoming housing conference has been met with scorn on social...
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Revealed: the shortlist for the Trainee and Junior Lawyer Firm of the Year 2018
Ahead of the Legal Cheek Awards on Wednesday evening, we reveal the final category shortlist There’s an abundance of factors that make or break a trainee or junior lawyer’s experience at a City firm....
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Don’t forget about mental health in the diversity debate
LawCare speaks to junior lawyers struggling with stress, depression and drink problems on a daily basis. CEO Elizabeth Rimmer says the legal profession is due a culture change — and that this will have...
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Don’t use gagging orders to cover up allegations of sexual misconduct, law...
It comes after profession rocked by assault accusations Law firms have been told they could face serious disciplinary sanctions if they use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to prevent alleged victims...
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How a training contract at a high street practice prepared me for a career at...
Your City law career doesn’t need to be in a straight line, says Pinsent Masons’ associate Zoe Pond A career in law is not always a straight-line process from your university library to the shiny...
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‘The financial anxiety was overwhelming’: Rocketing law school debts and poor...
New damning research Rising law school fees and low salaries are preventing young legal aid lawyer hopefuls from entering the profession, new social mobility research suggests. The findings show high...
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‘Irreversible damage’: Panama Papers law firm Mossack Fonseca to close
Outfit was victim of mass data breach in 2016 Panama City Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of the ‘Panama Papers’ scandal, has announced it is shutting down. The directors of the beleaguered...
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