Lord Doherty joins top bench early next year Lord Doherty The Supreme Court has announced the appointment of Lord Doherty as its newest justice. President of the Supreme Court, Lord Reed, described his new colleague as an “exceptionally able judge”…
Pilot scheme underway in the US, with global roll-out planned — including London Ropes & Gray is encouraging its junior lawyers to devote a fifth of their billable hours to AI as the firm ramps up its push into legal…
Plug tech directly into teaching and legal research Four of the UK’s biggest legal education players — BPP, The University of Law, Oxford University and King’s College London — have teamed up with US tech giant Harvey to bring its…
New report spotlights challenges facing firms inside and outside the capital City firms are pulling comfortably ahead of their regional counterparts after posting a healthy jump in partner profits this year, while regional partners have taken a noticeable hit despite…
Silver Circler comes together with US giant London-headquartered Ashurst and US firm Perkins Coie have announced plans to merge, creating a top-20 global law firm, Ashurst Perkins Coie. The combined outfit will have a whopping 3,000 lawyers across 52 offices…
Often the final hurdle to securing a coveted TC, here’s a breakdown of the essential dos and don’ts Law firm assessment centres are often the final, and most daunting, hurdle standing between you and a coveted training contract. These day-long…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend ‘Trump faces some really big hurdles’ in suing BBC [Sky News] Britain reviews human rights laws in major shake-up of asylum policy [Reuters] Domestic abuse victims who flee…
Top justices set to head north next May as the court packs its bags for Scotland Glasgow’s City Chambers — credit Michael D Beckwith/WikiCommons The Supreme Court is packing its bags for Scotland and will sit in Glasgow for a…
Didn’t issue claim A paralegal has been barred from working in the legal profession after admitting he sent “wrong and misleading” information to a client about the status of their personal injury claim, while a separate issue involving another client…
Thought to be the only judge in the world to hear criminal cases using text-to-speech tech Sheriff Alastair Carmichael (credit STV News) A Scottish sheriff has become what is believed to be the first judge anywhere in the world to…