Clik here to view.
From partner to pizzeria: ex-Clifford Chance lawyer opens up on life as...
Katrina Allison moved to Cumbria aged 46 after tiring of commercial litigation A former Clifford Chance partner has revealed how she gave it all up to set up a pizzeria in Cumbria. Katrina Allison, who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Struck off lawyer suspended by bar tribunal
Aurang Khattak removed from solicitors profession — but return to the bar remains open A dual-qualified lawyer who was struck off the roll for repeatedly breaching account rules has been suspended by a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Four high flying City lawyers at US firms share their career stories
What we learnt from an hour listening to partners from Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden, as well as associates from Shearman & Sterling and Cleary Gottlieb From left to right: Cleary Gottlieb’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coronavirus could delay City law trainee spring start dates
LPC grads returning from breaks in far flung destinations will have to heed quarantine advice City law firms are keeping a close eye on the global outbreak of the coronavirus after the government...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Linklaters keeps 36 out of 41 spring NQs
Further four rookies deferred TC start dates The London office of Linklaters has confirmed a spring 2020 retention score of 88%. From a qualifying cohort of 41, the magic circle firm confirmed that 36...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why I moved from the magic circle to make partner at a major UK law firm in...
Legal Cheek Careers caught up with Burges Salmon banking partner Rachael Ruane ahead of her appearance at Wednesday’s ‘Secrets to Success’ event in Bristol Rachael Ruane Rachael Ruane, banking partner...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SRA won’t appeal Ryan Beckwith ruling
Ex-Freshfields partner was fined £35,000, but not struck off, for engaging in sexual activity with a junior female colleague The solicitors’ watchdog will not appeal the ruling in the high-profile...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Over a third of lawyers are sleep deprived, research finds
Over a third of lawyers and judges are failing to get a good night’s sleep, according to new research. The findings, based on data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), found...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Digital bank Revolut expands into legal services
Fintech giant strikes deal with ‘digital lawyer’ platform The digital bank Revolut has taken its first tentative steps into the UK legal services market through a tie-up with a ‘digital lawyer’...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to secure a training contract at a top law firm
Burges Salmon solicitor turned ULaw Bristol and Exeter dean Zoe King offers tips to applicants ahead of her appearance at tomorrow’s ‘Secrets to Success Bristol’ event Zoe King Geography not law was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ex-Freshfields partner Ryan Beckwith launches High Court challenge over...
City lawyer was fined £35,000 and ordered to pay £200,000 in costs for drunken sexual incident with junior colleague Ex-Freshfields partner Ryan Beckwith who was fined by a disciplinary tribunal after...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mayer Brown London managing partner to speak at LegalEdCon 2020
Sales of Early Bird tickets end this Friday Mayer Brown’s London managing partner Sally Davies Mayer Brown’s London managing partner Sally Davies is the latest speaker to be announced for Legal Cheek‘s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Old Bailey juries sent home after ‘unusually large parcel’ blocks court toilets
Was it a ‘huge fat ball’ from the court kitchen? Three juries were reportedly sent home from London’s Central Criminal Court yesterday after an “unusually large parcel” blocked one of the toilets. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How a life changing accident as a junior lawyer gave me the drive to succeed
Ed Fletcher, CEO at Fletchers, tells Legal Cheek’s Aishah Hussain how he took the firm from fledgling high street practice to featuring in the UK top 100, and the tragic motorcycle crash that spurred...
View ArticleClik here to view.
15-year-old with no legal knowledge scores 48% on SQE practice paper, claims...
Academic reveals daughter’s super exam efforts An experienced legal academic claims her teenage daughter scored just shy of half-marks on part of the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) practice paper,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Extinction Rebellion to target Slaughter and May’s London HQ
Magic circle player’s links to oil industry cited in online protest post Extinction Rebellion protestors will descend on Slaughter and May‘s London HQ on Friday in protest over the magic circle firm’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Baker McKenzie closes London office as ‘precautionary measure’ to combat...
Staff told to work from home Baker McKenzie closed its London office this afternoon in response to a “potential case” of the coronavirus. In a statement this evening, a spokesperson for the firm told...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Law Society boosts recommended minimum pay for trainee solicitors by 1.9%
£22,541 in London and £19,992 elsewhere The Law Society has recommended a 1.9% rise to the minimum salary for trainee solicitors across England and Wales — but law firms can chose to ignore it. Prior...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Should I renege on my accepted TC offer to take one at a better firm?’
I need readers’ advice In the latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, one soon-to-be trainee wants to back out of one TC offer to accept another at a better firm. “I received and accepted a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Extinction Rebellion: what went down at the protest outside Slaughter and May
Banners, banging drums and hazmat suits Protestors outside Slaughter and May’s London office The legal arm of the environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion descended on Slaughter and May’s...
View Article