Campaigner Ellie Hecht urges Bar and smaller firms to follow lead of corporate law Interview travel costs campaigner Ellie Hecht Essex Court Chambers has agreed to pay interview travel costs as part of a campaign to help under 25s, sparking…
Writing exclusively for Legal Cheek, Solicitor General Ellie Reeves says Pro Bono Week is a reminder of what the legal profession does so well Pro bono work is an essential part of the legal landscape and a cornerstone of our…
New Legal Cheek research tracks eight years of data from leading City law firms to see how training contract numbers have fared The number of training contracts (TCs) on offer at the UK’s leading law firms remains higher than pre-Covid…
Why bother with uni and the SQE when non-graduate jobs pay the same as a solicitor at a small firm? Photo by Emil huang on Unsplash The UK’s imminent minimum wage hike could put students off pursuing a career in…
Said he got a first An junior lawyer, previously at Magic Circle law firm Slaughter and May, has been struck off after lying about his academic results on a pupillage application. Maximillian Alexander Knowles Campbell trained at Linklaters and joined…
Having helped change gender attitudes in the legal profession, high profile barrister has now launched her own law firm For those not well-versed in mid-2010s legal drama, Charlotte Proudman may be an unfamiliar name. But there was a time when…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Hillsborough Law will not be ‘watered down'[BBC] OpenAI Bans ChatGPT From Giving Medical, Legal or Financial Advice Over Lawsuit Fears [International Business Times] UK small business owner to…
US giant apparently gave lawyers communication training as a result of feedback Lawyers at US titan Kirkland & Ellis have reportedly come under fire for their “uncooperative behaviour” on private equity deals. Limited partners (LPs) — the investors who provide…
Aspiring lawyer Abigail Eggleston was ‘on track to conquer the world’ Abigail Eggleston Durham University has paid tribute to a “talented, kind and committed” law student who was killed after being hit by a car in the city last weekend….
More UK outfits tap into fast-growing legal market Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Gowling WLG and Stephenson Harwood have announced the launch of new offices in Saudi Arabia, becoming the latest UK law firms to establish a presence in the Kingdom. Gowling’s…