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Clifford Chance defers partner profits and freezes salary reviews in wake of...
Follows similar financial measures by magic circle counterparts Clifford Chance has taken a number of steps to mitigate the financial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, including deferring partner...
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Solicitor struck off after losing work briefcase launches appeal crowdfunder
Claire Louise Matthews now has a pro bono legal team after going unrepresented at disciplinary hearing A newly qualified solicitor who was controversially struck off over a lost work briefcase is...
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From London to Paris: My life as an international arbitration lawyer
Ahead of her virtual appearance at tomorrow’s White & Case student event, associate Hazel Levent discusses the importance of being adaptable and what it’s like to work at a global law firm White...
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London lawyer in Frozen lockdown parody
Charlotte Fisher dons Disney character Elsa get-up to raise funds for NHS charities A London lawyer has put together a musical parody to raise funds for the NHS amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Charlotte...
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Biotech start-up calls on law firms to donate acetate sheets for PPE production
Plastic A4 covers converted into face masks for NHS workers A biotech start-up is urging law firms to donate their spare supplies of acetate so they can be converted into protective face shields for...
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Creating an SQE for the post COVID-19 world
Getting the balance right between online and face-to-face learning, while teaching practical skills in a way that accommodates new legal tech, will be crucial to a successful SQE, says ULaw’s Jill...
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Largest law firm in the world asks staff to work four-day week in wake of...
Dentons follows Norton Rose Fulbright in implementing voluntary flexible working arrangements The largest law firm in the world by lawyer headcount is asking all of its UK staff to drop down to a...
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SRA: Trainees can qualify before completing Professional Skills Course
But must finish all modules within one year of being admitted Trainee solicitors due to qualify this autumn can be admitted to the roll without having completed the Professional Skills Course (PSC),...
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The dos and don’ts of virtual vac schemes
Essential online etiquette With the COVID-19 lockdown unlikely to be lifted anytime soon, virtual vac schemes and training contract interviews may become the ‘new normal’. For today’s aspiring lawyers...
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Shearman & Sterling lawyers offered six month sabbaticals for 30% pay
As Reed Smith introduces unpaid leave scheme US law firms Shearman & Sterling and Reed Smith are the latest to introduce measures to mitigate against the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Will success of home-working prompt firms to rethink their plush City offices?
Pandemic puts question mark over corporate law’s love-affair with swanky spaces 100 Bishopsgate, London (image credit: Buildington) The global pandemic has forced City law firms to rethink how they...
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How technology can help trainees in the new SQE world
The College of Legal Practice chief, Giles Proctor, sketches out a vision for the new super-exam that draws on the college’s strength in tech-based online learning, ahead of his virtual appearance at...
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Disciplinary tribunal against former Baker McKenzie boss restarts via Zoom
Ex-managing partner Gary Senior accused of kissing junior lawyer in hotel room Disciplinary proceedings against the former London boss of Baker McKenzie recommenced via Zoom this week following a five...
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23 legal TikToks to make your day
From Donoghue v Stevenson to City law firm perks — Legal Cheek has covered it all Whether you’re spending these social distancing days getting through training contract applications or shamelessly...
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Squire Patton Boggs warns it may defer training contracts
Exclusive: City firm continuing to plan for August intake but urges future trainees to ‘hold off making financial decisions’ until COVID-19 situation is clearer Squire Patton Boggs (SPB) has warned it...
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Dechert partner refused stay in case against former client accused of spying...
Latest development in tangled legal battle between Neil Gerrard and mining firm he used to represent The High Court has dealt a setback to a Dechert partner’s hopes of simplifying a tangled legal...
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Law course provider in hot water over ‘misleading’ ads
Claimed to be ‘#1 QLTS provider’ A law course provider has itself landed in hot water after making a series of “misleading” claims on its website to attract foreign lawyers to its courses. QLTS...
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Did Davis Polk predict the pandemic?
Multi-million dollar purchase agreement, signed in February, features clever ‘COVID clause’ — but now it’s a matter for the courts Did US law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell predict the pandemic? It’s...
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Former Lord Chancellor David Gauke returns to Macfarlanes
Joins today as head of policy David Gauke The former Lord Chancellor David Gauke has returned to his old City stomping ground. Macfarlanes today announced Gauke — who spent six years as a solicitor at...
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Surrey man ordered to hand over ‘sidleylawyers’ domain name to Sidley Austin
Anil Mannick wanted US law firm to pay him £2,400 for web address US law firm Sidley Austin has added another glittering triumph to its panoply of litigation victories, successfully taking action...
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