Scottish Suits? Legal Cheek readers may be interested in a new drama confirmed by the BBC, which follows the lives of young lawyers working Scotland’s “high-octane” legal scene. The BBC’s latest original drama, Counsels, is set in Glasgow and spans…
SRA delay draws criticism The Legal Services Board (LSB) has raised concerns over the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) failure to publish SQE provider pass rates, setting a deadline of Autumn 2025 for the data to be released. The delay was…
Is this the end of the road for solicitors and barristers? The UK legal profession is bracing itself for the biggest shake up in a generation as the government announces plans for a new ‘Balicitor’ category combing the solicitor and…
Magic Circle lawyer turned career guru Husnara Begum offers her top tips I have mentored hundreds of final seat trainees preparing to make the jump to newly qualified (NQ) level during some of the most challenging qualification rounds. This included…
Another Skadden lawyer goes viral Another Skadden lawyer has gone viral — this time on LinkedIn — after resigning from the firm following its $100 million pro bono deal to avoid a potential executive order. In the post titled “Skadden…
Rachel Cohen’s message comes as her own firm strikes $100 million deal with US President Rachel Cohen and her online ‘toolkit’ Departing Skadden associate Rachel Cohen has called on fellow BigLaw lawyers to withdraw from their firms’ recruitment efforts, in…
From contracts to coffee beans Global law firm Hogan Lovells has traded corporate deals for coffee beans with the launch of Nova, a new café and bakery at its London HQ that’s now open to the public. Tucked away on…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Top US law firms balk at backing Perkins’ challenge to Trump sanctions [Financial Times] (£) Trump Suffers Day of Losses in His Retribution Campaign Against Law Firms [New…
New exec order cites firm’s ties to ex-US special counsel in Trump-Russia probe President Donald Trump has signed yet another executive order, this time targeting BigLaw giant WilmerHale, which has ties to the lawyer who led the investigation into Trump’s…
Trainee pay bumped up too US law firm Winston & Strawn has announced a £1,000 salary increase for its first and second-year trainees, along with a substantial £10,000 boost for newly qualified (NQ) solicitors in London, bringing NQ pay to…