Criminal damage too A senior paralegal has been barred from working in the legal profession after being convicted of stalking offences and criminal damage. Gemma Clarke, who worked as a senior paralegal at national law firm Knights between January 2020…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend How AI is reshaping the business of law [Financial Times] (£) Kennedys boss orders partners to tackle sexual harassment [The Times] (£) Goldman Sachs lawyer’s pay rose to…
Social media star Ellie Stefanie becomes third high-profile figure to announce they’re leaving A major law influencer with close to 200,000 followers across both TikTok and Instagram has announced she is leaving City law. She becomes the third lawfluencer to…
Solicitor hopeful has concerns In the latest instalment of our popular Career Conundrums series, an aspiring solicitor worries that City law firms have preferred universities, and that they aren’t studying at one. “Hi Legal Cheek. I wanted to ask your…
Too strict? Dr Charlotte Proudman Time limit rules for complaints against judges have come under scrutiny after a judge was accused of targeting a female barrister with anonymous social media trolling. Judge Daniel Sawyer is reported to have been the…
Premier League footballer levels Kirkland & Ellis has cemented its status as the undisputed heavyweight of the legal world after its equity partners averaged a staggering $11.1 million (£8.2 million) each in 2025, a 20% jump on the previous year…
Vera Mayzel made announcement on Instagram A popular legal influencer has revealed she left City law soon after qualifying as a solicitor. Vera Mayzel made the announcement on Instagram, where she regularly shares legal content documenting her day-to-day life as…
One NQ on fixed term deal Baker McKenzie has confirmed its latest retention score, with 17 of its 20 newly qualified associates staying on at the firm. One of the retained associates joins on a fixed-term contract, giving Bakers a…
Tech giant’s top lawyer makes bold predicition The billable hour, that most stubborn fixture of the legal profession, may finally have met its match, according to the general counsel of US tech giant Anthropic. Jeff Bleich, the top lawyer at…
The Legal Cheek Podcast discusses the exam five years post roll-out First introduced in 2021 as a way to democratise a historically inaccessible profession, the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) has had a rather bumpy ride, marred by controversies surrounding pass…