Extra £10k Katten has become the latest US law firm to raise junior lawyer salaries in the City, as American pay increases continue to ripple through the UK legal market. The Chicago-founded firm has bumped newly qualified (NQ) rates from…
Backlog busting tech? The government has unveiled plans to introduce AI legal assistants in the Crown Court, as part of a wider push to cut the backlog of cases piling up in the criminal justice system. The tools, being developed…
Pro no-no A food distributor has caught the attention of lawyers online after advertising an unpaid in-house role requiring expertise across corporate, criminal, and civil law, with the ideal candidate expected to possess the “gravitas of a senior partner and…
Internet fight US-based lawyers have been sharing what they really think of their London counterparts online, with responses ranging from the pointed to the outright cheeky. And the City lot have wasted no time hitting back. One of the top…
Credit: Gordon Walters via LinkedIn You can perhaps forgive TV shows and fancy dress outfitters for throwing in the odd gavel when depicting judges and the courts system in England and Wales — but when it comes to the bar’s…
Some important dos and don’ts With summer vac scheme season fast approaching and thousands of solicitor hopefuls gearing up to storm law firm offices across the City and beyond, how can you make the most of the opportunity and secure…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Irwin Mitchell eyes private equity to wrest back control from ex-partners [The Times] (£) Pugilistic Florida billionaire plots law firm stake sale to private equity [Financial Times] (£)…
Serious money! US law firm Quinn Emanuel has increased salaries at its London office, with newly qualified (NQ) associates now earning a record-breaking £189,000. The firm previously offered NQs £180,000 but has raised this by a further £9,000 — a…
Pooch perk no more Juno in Slaughter and May’s office Slaughter and May has done away with one of its more unusual staff perks, the chance to bring dogs into the office. The scheme was trialled over the summer of…
Exclusive: Highest paid rookies The London office of US law firm Milbank has increased trainee pay to record levels for the City, with trainees earning £70,000 in year one, rising to £75,000 in year two. The Legal Cheek Firms Most…