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Supreme Court: Why Amal Clooney could (in theory) be next to serve on the bench
And nine more lawyers poised for the judiciary’s celebrity status With the Daily Mail and co reeling from this week’s Brexit legal challenge judgment, the right-wing media may be pleased to note the...
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The reality of working as a paralegal while completing the LPC
Fletchers’ Bethany Hodgkins on juggling work and study For many aspiring solicitors, undertaking the LPC is a huge financial burden. Unless you are lucky enough to be sponsored through your exams,...
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There are nearly 4,000 more solicitors on the roll now than there were just...
But the number of lawyers with practising certificates has actually gone down The number of solicitors on the roll has increased since the Brexit vote, but less of them have practising certificates. As...
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Stint on the sex offenders register for City lawyer who racially and sexually...
He also poured beer over his victim’s head and called her an “Australian slut” A high-flying City solicitor, who earlier this month was found guilty of racially aggravated assault and sexual assault,...
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Posh solicitors pocket almost £7,000 more than ‘working class’ colleagues
Profession dominated by those from “advantaged backgrounds”, says government-backed report New research has revealed that posh solicitors could be earning almost £7,000 more than their “working class”...
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Subpar A-levels or my ex-poly uni: What’s preventing me from getting a...
I have a first class construction degree and big ambitions In the latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, one Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) student — who already has a first class degree —...
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Number of male lawyers reaching out to law advice helpline increases
Calls to LawCare on the up overall Advice helpline for lawyers LawCare has revealed its 2016 stats, and they show more men are reaching out for advice. In 2015, 35% of calls made to LawCare were made...
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Exclusive: Richard Susskind tells law schools to future-proof students with...
Tom Connelly and Katie King interview the legal profession’s foremost technology expert Professor Richard Susskind, a top legal technology academic and author, has told Legal Cheek that universities...
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Trump’s Muslim ban: Lawyers descend on airports across the US to help free...
The legal profession fights back, as petition set up by Leeds solicitor gains one million signatures Image via @faiza_n_ali Lawyers from across the United States arrived at airports en masse over the...
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Success: KWM confirms ALL current trainees have found new homes
Legal Cheek revealed rescue plan back in December King & Wood Mallesons Global (KWM) has confirmed that ALL of its UK, Europe & the Middle East (EUME) trainees have now landed training...
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Beware the bursting of law’s artificial intelligence bubble
Legal tech is a long story of incremental change, not revolution First tech came for the music industry, then it disrupted film and TV, soon after moving onto the newspapers before hitting the banking...
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Lord Harley to take strike-off decision to Court of Appeal
He’s appealing on Equality Act grounds Alan Blacker, aka Lord Harley, has confirmed that he will be filing an appeal with the Court of Appeal against the High Court’s recent decision to uphold his...
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White & Case unveils 88% spring retention score
US titan’s London office confirms it has taken on a second KWM trainee New York-based megafirm White & Case has unveiled a London spring retention figure of 88%. The firm — which offers around 50...
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Brexit: Theresa May’s decision to keep schtum is a lesson in negotiation all...
Keeping quiet is a strategy in itself Brexit means Brexit, apparently, but it’s still extremely difficult to discern what a ‘good’ Brexit looks like. The factors leading up to the EU referendum and...
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Eversheds Sutherland: Merger creating new £600m transatlantic law firm goes live
*New law firm merch alert* The transatlantic merger between UK-based international outfit Eversheds and US law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan has officially gone live today. Eversheds Sutherland...
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Travers Smith lawyers on the importance of nimbleness, good judgement and confidence in engaging with technology Four senior solicitors at one of London’s top independent law firms have delivered a...
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When lawyers divorce: Court of Appeal sides with Cambridge law lecturer over...
She earns £53,000, so should he still have to pay maintenance? The Court of Appeal has decided a former City solicitor must continue to pay his Cambridge University law lecturer ex-wife maintenance,...
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Why de-stigmatising anxiety and doubt at law school will make for less...
Nipping it in the bud early is the answer, says LSE LLB-er Josh Dowson In 2016, LawCare — a charity whose role is to “support and promote good mental health and well-being in the legal community” —...
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Mayer Brown to re-launch ‘articled route to qualification’ as solicitor...
Global firm revamps school-leaver programme to align it with government scheme Mayer Brown is gearing up to reposition its pioneering ‘articled route to qualification as a solicitor’ programme to...
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Solicitor of the Year turned ‘army ambulance chaser’ is struck off
The ultimate fall from grace Phil Shiner, a former law firm partner dubbed an “army ambulance chaser” by the press, has been struck off today. This morning, the ex-Public Interest Lawyers solicitor was...
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