Credit: Gordon Walters via LinkedIn You can perhaps forgive TV shows and fancy dress outfitters for throwing in the odd gavel when depicting judges and the courts system in England and Wales — but when it comes to the bar’s…
Some important dos and don’ts With summer vac scheme season fast approaching and thousands of solicitor hopefuls gearing up to storm law firm offices across the City and beyond, how can you make the most of the opportunity and secure…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Irwin Mitchell eyes private equity to wrest back control from ex-partners [The Times] (£) Pugilistic Florida billionaire plots law firm stake sale to private equity [Financial Times] (£)…
Serious money! US law firm Quinn Emanuel has increased salaries at its London office, with newly qualified (NQ) associates now earning a record-breaking £189,000. The firm previously offered NQs £180,000 but has raised this by a further £9,000 — a…
Pooch perk no more Juno in Slaughter and May’s office Slaughter and May has done away with one of its more unusual staff perks, the chance to bring dogs into the office. The scheme was trialled over the summer of…
Exclusive: Highest paid rookies The London office of US law firm Milbank has increased trainee pay to record levels for the City, with trainees earning £70,000 in year one, rising to £75,000 in year two. The Legal Cheek Firms Most…
Reprimand recommendation upgraded to removal A district judge has been removed from office for gross misconduct after being found to have repeatedly behaved inappropriately towards court staff. Andrew Simpson was alleged to have engaged in “overly familiar and unprofessional conduct”,…
High Court shake-up sees creation of new Business and Property Division The Chancery Division, one of the oldest parts of the High Court, is on its way out, replaced by a new Business and Property Division under reforms announced by…
New pay war? US law firm Milbank has raised the salaries of its most junior lawyers to $235,000, a move that could trigger a wave of similar increases across the City. The firm confirmed that class of 2025–26 associates —…
Whistleblowing Credit: Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal Paralegals, clerks and trainees who blow the whistle on wrongdoing at their firms can now do so shielded from the risk of retaliation by their employer, after a change to the way the regulator handles…