Targeting City law firms Durham Law School In our latest career conundrum, an aspiring solicitor who hopes to work at a City law firm asks whether a masters degree will help recruiters look past their 2:2. “Hello Legal Cheek. Please…
Failed to promptly inform regulator A barrister has been disbarred after racking up a string of motoring offences which he then failed to report promptly to the regulator. Paul Wynell-Sutherland, called to the bar back in 2000, was ordered to…
Don’t try and run before you can walk… Commercial awareness. Two words likely to send any self-respecting law student into either psychosis or an interview-induced breakdown. But what if we told you it’s really not as complicated as it looks?…
Altered time entry A paralegal has had restrictions placed on her work in the legal profession after she claimed to have sent an early-morning email on time when she had not, and amended a time entry to match. Brooke Middleton,…
12 months A barrister has been suspended from practice for 12 months after a disciplinary tribunal found he helped his daughter, a former solicitor, breach a High Court injunction that barred her from exercising a right of audience. Mohammad Tayyab…
New London base Sullivan & Cromwell’s office on New Fetter Lane Sullivan & Cromwell is reportedly on the lookout for a new London base as it looks to expand its footprint in the City. The US giant has been based…
Exclusive: 10 spots The London office of US giant Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has launched a UK training programme aimed at aspiring lawyers who want to specialise in private equity. Legal Cheek can reveal that the firm is looking to…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Legal AI start-up Legora to double headcount [Financial Times] (£) Jurors, lawyers and social workers face ‘resilience test’ in inaccessible courts [BBC News] ‘Charming’ lawyer found dead at…
Top judge ‘cautiously positive’ Litigants who represent themselves are producing clearer, easier-to-follow submissions when they use AI tools to help draft them, according to the Lady Chief Justice. Giving evidence at the House of Lords Constitution Committee’s annual session this…
Strange or missing a trick In the latest instalment of our popular career conundrum series, an aspiring lawyer questions the way training contract seekers use the phrase ‘dream firm’. “Dear Legal Cheek. I’m unsure whether this quite constitutes a career…