City player successfully defends claim, though judge criticises handling of applications An aspiring lawyer has failed in an employment tribunal claim against Clyde & Co after alleging racial discrimination and victimisation arising from a series of rejected training contract applications….
Premier League footballer levels Newly filed accounts have revealed the eye-watering sums being pulled in by the very top lawyer at Taylor Wessing, who is earning more than £10 million a year. That equates to nearly £200,000 a week before…
Actually got a 2:2 A solicitor has been struck off after making repeated false statements about his education and qualifications on his CV, including wrongly claiming to have obtained a first-class law degree in an attempt to secure a role…
From geopolitical uncertainty to private credit — listen now What key commercial themes should every aspiring solicitor know about? Legal Cheek’s Julia Szaniszlo and Ryan Scott return to break down some of the major commercial trends shaping the legal and…
Super swish Linklaters has unveiled its new London headquarters at 20 Ropemaker Street, just one street away from its current base on Silk Street. The new 27-storey City development will have Linklaters occupying 17 of its floors. The office has…
Ross Macgregor defends new business venture A former City lawyer has left the cut and thrust of corporate law to market interview coaching to students at £300 per session. The offering from former Linklaters and Akin lawyer Ross Macgregor comes…
Legal rookies appear to have entered Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit One of the more unexpected revelations in the latest tranche of the so-called ‘Epstein files’ released in recent days is that aspiring lawyers sought careers advice from the disgraced financier and…
As technology advances at pace, Lord Reed tells Legal Cheek that the profession has a greater duty than ever to uphold trust in the legal system AI is a “public trust” issue for the courts, Lord Reed told a packed…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Britain’s ‘diva of divorce’ lawyer cashes in on exodus to Italy [The Telegraph] (£) Global plutocrats are using London’s courts to silence the press. This must stop [The…
May 2026 tie-up target Following the announcement of merger plans late last year, Taylor Wessing and Winston & Strawn’s partnerships have now given the proposed tie-up the green light. The merger will go under the name Winston Taylor, with completion…