Deal in discussion Taylor Wessing is in talks over a potential merger with US law firm Winston & Strawn, it has emerged. If given the go-ahead, the deal would create a new transatlantic firm with revenues of more than $1.6…
Nine key things to know when exploring the solicitor qualification route The Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) can be a daunting hurdle for any aspiring solicitor. To help you feel more prepared, we’ve broken down some of the key things you…
From wrestling with rogue printers to decoding what the partner really means, the true lessons of legal life begin after graduation Law school is great at some things. It can teach you Latin phrases you’ll never use, give you reading…
Suck it up or say something? In our latest Career Conundrum, a trainee solicitor reveals they’re fed up with mistreatment from a particular client and frustrated by the lack of support from their supervisor. “Hi Legal Cheek. I’m not even…
Sent screenshot A former Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) paralegal who snooped on a criminal case involving her boyfriend has been handed a suspended jail sentence. Kiera Greenslade, 27, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, after she…
Down from over 70% pre-Covid Cambridge University Exclusive Legal Cheek data shows that the bar’s most sought-after chambers continue to draw heavily from Oxbridge talent, but there are signs that the elite university duo’s grip on pupillage places is starting…
New panel features lawyers, judges and academics Lord Chancellor David Lammy has brought together a new line up of legal and business heavyweights as part of a plan to keep the UK at the top of the global legal services…
Legal Cheek gives you the low-down What exactly are the UK’s top law firms doing to keep their trainees and junior lawyers satisfied, despite the often high levels of stress and long working hours? We sifted through thousands of responses…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Barristers vow to ‘bring courts to their knees’ in strikes against David Lammy’s plans to slash number of jury trials [Mail Online] ‘A move towards an authoritarian state’:…
Genuine remorse A City solicitor previously suspended after accepting a second police caution for cocaine possession has had the remaining restrictions on his right to practise lifted. Matthew Podger, admitted in 2013, was first cautioned for possession of cocaine in…