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The horror, the horror, cries City solicitor leader at prospect of fresh...
Uber-regulator takes heavy incoming fire after proposing yet another round of legal education navel gazing for later this year City solicitors have fired a warning shot at regulators over education and...
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Wragge & Co’s idea of ‘fun and games’ leaves a lot to be desired
The good folk over at Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co’s recruitment department are a laugh a minute Legal Cheek is often left bemused by some of the top City firms’ attempts to get down with the kids...
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Newly-qualified solicitor retention at Hogan Lovells takes a hit amid...
Anglo-US firm blames lack of openings in popular practice areas as only 66% of rookie lawyers stay on Transatlantic giant Hogan Lovells is to keep only 66% of its qualifying solicitors this spring. The...
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Research: Canapes and booze more important than service standards for...
Get the high-class nibbles and pricey champagne in The quality of a corporate law firm’s canapés and booze carries more weight than their standards of service when companies decide which one to...
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George Galloway’s high street firm faces rough ride as media law big guns...
Bradford-based Chambers Solicitors has picked quite a fight as regulator is put on alert Top media lawyers have implored the profession’s watchdog to investigate George Galloway’s law firm over its...
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Fears of trainee recruitment free-for-all as solicitor watchdog threatens to...
Exclusive: Solicitors Regulation Authority to bail out of rules covering training contract applications; sixth-formers prepare for law firm recruitment milk round Regulators were in the line of fire...
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Police raided George Galloway’s law firm last summer
Fraud squad swooped on Chambers Solicitors in July and arrested two; meanwhile, New York-based former Tory MP reveals she’s had a Gorgeous George letter The law firm at the centre of the George...
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Ashurst racks up strong newly-qualified solicitor retention rate of 91%
And media niche firm Olswang hits 88%, but on much smaller trainee cohort Ashurst has kept 21 of 23 newly-qualified lawyers, continuing the firm’s strong retention performance. All trainees offered a...
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Throwback Thursday: Pre-Great Recession, City law firms were all about...
In a bid for trendiness, franchise giant Eversheds released this adrenaline-fuelled video advert — three months before the 2008 crash How the London sun shone — at least metaphorically — in June 2008....
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Twitter account publishes full defamation letter issued by George Galloway’s...
Chambers Solicitors’ drafting reaches a wider audience The letter before action sent by George Galloway’s law firm to tweeters accused of defaming him has been published by @SuedByGalloway, the Twitter...
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The Judge Rules: Training contracts and pupillages should be scrapped
If yet another review of legal education must be launched — let’s hope regulators have the guts to propose something radical and meaningful David Hobart is not a typical media tart. The chief executive...
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Trainee retention latest: Baker & McKenzie keeps 82% while Nabarro hits 100%
Two more corporate firms find homes for over 80% of their newly-qualifying young The London office of global giant Baker & McKenzie has announced that it will keep 14 out of 17 of its spring...
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The Paralegal Shortcut: 29 LPC grads apply to qualify as solicitors without...
New route into profession could be a game-changer The new route that allows Legal Practice Course (LPC) graduates to qualify as solicitors without doing a training contract is gaining traction. Since...
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Event: Where will the next generation of advocates come from and how will...
Legal Cheek Careers event at Gray’s Inn featuring a panel of top solicitors and barristers — open to all law students and junior lawyers, with free tickets available below Want to be an advocate but...
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5 ways the abandonment of the trainee recruitment code could affect how firms...
Regulator’s controversial decision will make City law graduate hiring more investment bank-like The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) has announced that it is to withdraw from the trainee...
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Law student brings disruption to Crufts — but at what cost?
Wannabe lawyer’s antics could be a turn-off for law firms and chambers A law student has rushed the main stage of world-famous dog show Crufts to raise awareness of animal welfare — but has he...
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Hogan Lovells releases revised retention rate of 72%
Two trainees who delayed decision to stay on at transatlantic giant accept places, one of which is a temporary role Hogan Lovells has issued an updated spring 2015 retention rate after two trainees who...
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Under siege bar students build fort out of Archbolds
A pile of 2013 crime law bibles finally comes in handy as two wannabe barristers make sensible use of their time in run-up to a key qualification staging post Those crazy kids at the Holborn branch of...
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Now even the Law Society has fallen into the gavel trap
Its job is to represent every solicitor in England and Wales, but the venerable 192-year-old body needs to brush up on UK court procedure The campaign against the inaccurate use of gavels to represent...
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Lord Harley of Counsel Vs Welsh Crown Court judge — full transcript emerges
Blow-by-blow report of the renowned dust-up between a flamboyant Harry Potter-style solicitor-advocate and a belligerent member of the bench reveals both sides were a bit shakey on their facts The full...
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