Financial watchdog takes action A City solicitor has been charged with five counts of insider dealing after allegedly using confidential information gained through his job to trade shares in a maternity wear company. Richard Bloomfield, 38, faces the charges from…
What happens when two become one? Law firm mergers are often presented as a neat equation: bigger platform, bigger clients, bigger profits. But behind the slick press releases and carefully worded announcements, the reality of combining two major firms is…
Hype or threat? Junior lawyers have been airing their anxieties about artificial intelligence (AI) online, with the responses suggesting the profession is nowhere near agreement on whether the tech is a genuine threat to legal careers as we know them…
AI bubble indicator? Harvey Specter has sat down with a top Magic Circle lawyer to discuss how he uses AI in his day-to-day work, begging the question: where does the world of legal AI marketing go from here? The interview,…
Funds restoration project Womble Bond Dickinson has introduced a £300 charge on business class flights taken by its lawyers and staff, with the funds raised going towards restoring native oyster populations along the south coast. The firm’s latest responsible business…
Backed by Attorney General The goverment has launched free ‘Rule of Law’ lessons for schoolchildren aged five to 16, with a view to helping them understand their legal rights and how the legal system works. Forming part of a “practical…
More rises DLA Piper is the latest law firm to announce an increased pay packet for its newly qualified (NQ) solicitors. The firm has raised its newly qualified (NQ) salary from £130,000 to £140,000 — an increase of £10,000, or…
Suspension enough, says High Court A top barrister disbarred for lying about attending Oxford University during a tenancy interview more than a decade ago has had that decision overturned. Anurag Mohindru KC was called to the bar in 2004 and…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend US law firms conquered London. Now Clifford Chance wants Wall Street [The Sunday Times] (£) AI lawyers could save you thousands [The Telegraph] (£) Law firm imposes £300…
Global law firm branded claims ‘baseless’ A White & Case employee who claimed he was “stripped naked” and photographed by his supervisor while unconscious at a firm retreat has discontinued his legal action against the global firm. It’s not clear…