Hoarding work, chasing quick wins and pitching solo A top lawyer has likened the internal politics of some City law firms to “something resembling the Hunger Games”, warning that an obsession with partner profits is undermining collaboration and long term…
Modest growth Clyde & Co, TLT and Fieldfisher have become the latest law firms to unveil their 2024-25 financial results. Clydes recorded profit of £177.5 million for the year ended 30 April 2025, alongside a 3% bump in revenue to…
Barrister-to-be seeks advice In our latest Career Conundrum, a pupil barrister asks readers to share their best tips for making their training period run as smoothly as possible. “Hi Legal Cheek. The email subject sort of it explains it. I…
Second year in a row Milbank lawyers are set for a late-summer cash boost, with the US giant confirming it will pay out bonuses to associates and special counsel worldwide — including those based in its London office — for…
One conflated LPC and SQE routes Around one in three law school websites contain “factually inaccurate” or “confusing” information about courses and routes to qualification as a solicitor, new research has found. A content analysis of 93 LLB webpages revealed…
The Legal Cheek team discuss NQ salaries, retention rates, financial results and a petition to reform the SQE — listen now The Legal Cheek Podcast returns this week as publisher Alex Aldridge and writer Lydia Fontes discuss this week’s biggest…
Fined £50k in 2023 A senior solicitor who was fined £50,000 for attempting to restrict a tax lawyer from publishing a legal email on behalf of former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi is appealing the ruling in the High Court. Ashley Hurst,…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend CEO of law firm behind £36bn BHP suit abruptly replaced [Financial Times] (£) Courts service ‘covered up’ IT bug that caused evidence to go missing [BBC News] Revealed:…
Support paralegals to qualify as solicitors The College of Legal Practice has teamed up with Pinsent Masons’ flexible lawyering arm to support its paralegals on the path to solicitor qualification. The online law school will deliver SQE prep to paralegals…
Wasn’t aware session had started A magistrate has received formal advice for misconduct after he interrupted a court session to complain about the parking situation. Mr Alfred Bean JP, of the Cheshire Bench, was sanctioned following complaints from court staff,…