Aspiring barrister seeks guidance In the latest submission to our Career Conundrums series, an aspiring barrister shares their dejection after completing a fourth application cycle without securing a pupillage offer. “Hello Legal Cheek. Please keep me anonymous. I’ve just come…
‘Sexually motivated’ A facilities assistant has been barred from working in the legal profession after purchasing “items of an inappropriate nature” for junior female colleagues at national law firm TLT. John Enright, who worked in the business services department of…
Formal warning A magistrate has been formally warned after refusing to return to court to deliver a verdict, and subsequently making unsubstantiated accusations against her fellow panel members. Shanelle Nwanaebi JP, sitting in the South East London Local Justice Area,…
Follows string of high-profile firm collapses Solicitors and law firms are facing a sharp rise in fees after the SRA proposed a £25 million increase to its annual funding requirement, as a run of law firm collapses continues to drain…
Flagship legal education conference just three days away Clockwise from top left: Adam Roney, Founder & CEO of Calls9 and Kalisa and Visiting Professor at The University of Law; Charlie Moore, Solicitor Apprentice at DWF; Jill Howell-Williams, Programme Director of…
Two 30k awards Two top civil chambers have announced a collaboration that will double the reach of an existing scholarship programme aimed at increasing Black representation at the civil bar. The newly renamed 11KBW–39 Essex Chambers Scholarship will offer two…
The Legal Cheek Podcast: Inside the tech choices of the City’s top firms The legal AI revolution is well underway. Over the past year, elite law firms have rushed to announce partnerships with the biggest names in legal tech, as…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend How top Wall Street law firms became a pipeline for insider trading [Financial Times] (£) New laws expected to be in the King’s Speech [BBC News] Judges to…
Boomer and ‘sassy’ translations too A high-street law firm has launched a new AI tool that translates legal jargon into layman’s terms — or even Gen Z, Boomer, sassy and corporate speak. The ‘Legalese Translator’ allows users to upload legal…
Follows major tech investment A&O Shearman has become the latest major law firm to cut roles in its business services team, with investment in technology as of the reasons behind the decision. The international giant confirmed the job cuts following…