Patrick McCann to lead influential professional body The City of London Law Society (CLLS) has appointed the former global director of learning at Linklaters as its new chief executive. The CLLS represents more than 21,000 solicitors and 67 member firms…
Womble Bond Dickinson associate discusses monthly budget Womble Bond Dickinson associate, Mia Siddique, breaks down her monthly budget A young lawyer has taken to TikTok to discuss her monthly budget and how she spends her hard-earned cash. Mia Siddique, a…
Top lawyers’ hourly rates closing in on £2,000, new report shows New research has revealed that some partners at the world’s top law firms are being charged out to their clients at nearly £2,000 per hour. Associates in the highest-value…
The Legal Cheek team ask how law firms should react to Trump’s hostile executive orders — listen now The Legal Cheek podcast returns this week as publisher Alex Aldridge and writer Lydia Fontes dig into Trump’s attacks on the legal…
University of Bristol student joins the many students celebrating offers this week A top legal TikToker has celebrated securing a training contract offer after sharing months of hard work with her online followers Abi Cooper, who has built up over…
Doesn’t matter that it’s informal Image via Unsplash A top judge has ruled that a WhatsApp exchange constituted a contract in a demolition dispute. Roger ter Haar KC of Crown Office Chambers, a deputy High Court judge, made the ruling…
Law training experts join influencers and academics at Legal Cheek’s annual in-person conference From top left to bottom right: Julie Swan, Director of Education and Training at the Solicitors Regulation Authority; Colin Shaw, Head of Learning and Development (EMEA) at…
Around 2% of the firm’s workforce DWF has placed more than 100 staff at risk of redundancy as the firm moves to streamline its operations amid ongoing cost-cutting pressures. The layoffs will affect fee earners and business services employees at…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Ex-PM Gordon Brown makes criminal complaint against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire [The Guardian] Lawyer in Trump’s inner circle now a target [The Financial Times] (£) Gordon Brown: ‘I…
Company informs Legal Cheek that no questions generated by AI are used in SQE assessments Kaplan’s use of AI for SQE “question development” has come under scrutiny amid a row in the US about California Bar exam questions being artificially…