‘Satisfactory outcome’ Macfarlanes has reported static partner profits in its latest financial results, despite revenue continuing to climb. The Silver Circle firm posted revenue of £389.5 million for the 2025-26 financial year, up 5% on the previous year. Operating profit…
Career changers Over the years, Legal Cheek has reported on dozens of ex-lawyers who have left the profession for something completely different: heading into the arts, opening restaurants, moving into content creation and, in one case, becoming a clown?! But…
Future trainee’s law dream over A paralegal who forged client signatures and faked an email to cover her tracks has been barred from the solicitors’ profession by the Solicitors’ Regulation Authority (SRA) and stripped of her training contract — just…
Demand for elite junior legal talent remains high Milbank has followed its record trainee pay rise and latest NQ salary hike with yet another cash boost, handing associates “special bonuses” worth up to nearly £20,000. The hefty payday was announced…
Lifestyle creep In our latest career conundrum submission, a young lawyer wants to quit but is struggling to walk away from such a well-paid job. “Hello Legal Cheek. My career conundrum hasn’t come up yet, which surprises me a bit….
But pay is a long way off City law firm salaries The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is expanding its trainee intake by 50% as it seeks to develop more legal talent at junior level. The CPS will take on 120…
Trainees handed more cash too Mishcon de Reya has increased the pay of its newly qualified (NQ) solicitors, taking rates from £100,000 to £110,000, a 10% rise that comes into effect from September. The London outfit, which announced this week…
14 of 23 Gowling WLG will retain 14 out of 23 trainees due to qualify this autumn, handing the firm a score of 61%. It would appear competition for spots was particularly Hugh in the firm’s London office where there…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend CPS hires more trainee lawyers in bid to compete with Big Law [Financial Times] (£) Law student charged in connection with ‘dissident republican bomb’ seized near Irish border…
Another BigLaw-tech tie-up US law firm Willkie has teamed up with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI as part of the firm’s push to build its own AI tools. Under the deal, announced this week, Willkie will roll out ChatGPT Enterprise across the firm…