Sensitive data of legal aid applicants – including criminal records – downloaded by hackers Cyber-attackers accessed and downloaded “a significant amount of personal data” — including criminal records, home addresses and financial data — of legal aid applicants in an…
Strong reaction When news broke on Friday that Everton Football Club’s new stadium will be named after corporate law firm, it quickly sparked a flurry of funny memes and video clips across the internet. In a move that surprised many,…
Earned £10k A fraudster has received a suspended prison sentence after using a fake law degree certificate to secure legal roles. Gloucester Crown Court heard how Aditya Rai forged academic certificates claiming he had completed an LLB, and backed this…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Everton’s new £800 million ground named ‘Hill Dickinson Stadium’ [Legal Cheek] Ex-‘magic circle’ leaders launch consultancy to advise private equity on buying law firms [Financial Times] (£) Old…
Toffees Corporate law firm Everton Football Club has confirmed its new £800 million state of the art stadium will be named after a corporate law firm. In announcement late this afternoon the Premiership club announced Hill Dickinson as the official…
Who won what: revealed Last night, the legal community gathered to honour the achievements of the nation’s top trainee-rated firms and chambers at the annual Legal Cheek Awards ceremony. This year’s Legal Cheek Awards, headline sponsored by BARBRI, BPP University…
Durham vs. Queen Mary In our latest Career Conundrum, an aspiring BigLaw solicitor from overseas has got offers from two top law schools but can’t decide which will give them the best prospects to meet their goals. In short, Durham…
Extra £5k Hogan Lovells has raised the salaries of its newly qualified (NQ) associates in London to £140,000, the firm has confirmed. This marks a £5,000 increase from the previous rate of £135,000, which was introduced following an uplift last…
Drafting and research skills appear to lag under new regime, according to exclusive Legal Cheek research ahead of today’s LegalEdCon 2025 New research by Legal Cheek has found that trainees who have completed the Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) appear to…
Delegates will gather in London tomorrow for Legal Cheek’s annual in-person conference From top left to bottom right: Professor Joanna Ballard, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic at The University of Law; Roy Morgan, Training & Design Specialist at BARBRI; Ellis Johnstone, Early…