Profits return to pre-merger levels A&O Shearman partners are taking home an average of ($2.9 million) £2.2 million despite broadly flat revenue, as profits return to pre-merger levels. In its second full year since being created through the 2024 merger…
£34 million extra funding The government has set out how it plans to spend up to £34 million a year on legal aid for the criminal bar, with the money going towards higher fees for the barristers who prosecute and…
New policy The University of Chicago has introduced a policy banning its incoming law students from using laptops and smartphones during lectures in a bid to limit AI dependency. The new policy will come into effect at the beginning of…
Joins Chelsea Akif Rahman and Xabi Alonso A departing Magic Circle lawyer has found a rather creative way to announce his departure from the firm, recreating a viral post made by former Spanish footballer Xabi Alonso. Sharing the image on…
Was it worth it? It’s been well reported in the UK media that Prince Harry has been waging war on Britain’s press establishment in a series of protracted legal battles fought out in the High Court and beyond. Whilst he’s…
Mixed fortunes Eversheds Sutherland, Simmons & Simmons, Bird & Bird, TLT, Fieldfisher and Bevan Brittan have become the latest law firms to unveil their 2025-26 financial results. Eversheds Sutherland’s international arm recorded revenue of £827.1 million for the year ended…
Okayyyy…. Legora’s 26 year-old CEO Max Junestrand The boss of a top legal AI company has claimed that partners at elite law firms are undercharging. Max Junestrand, the 26 year-old Swedish tech whizz who runs Legora, believes that law firms’…
Missing something? In our latest career conundrum, an aspiring solicitor asks why none of their vacation schemes have converted into a training contract offer at a City law firm. Hey Legal Cheek. I graduated in 2024 with an LLB from…
Requested CCTV footage A solicitor has been found guilty of impersonating a police officer to obtain CCTV footage of his ex-girlfriend while she was dining at Nando’s. Conor Johnstone, director of MAJ Law, is a motoring specialist solicitor who calls…
Apologises The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has admitted putting hallucinated case law in front of the High Court, after a judge found that two of the authorities it relied on in an extradition appeal were “non-existent”. Mr Justice Sweeting made…