‘Onwards and upwards’ A TikToking bar student has drawn praise on social media for her “raw” account of the challenges aspiring barristers face in securing pupillage. On 9 May, dubbed pupillage offer day, aspiring barristers were informed whether they had…
Currently serving eight-year prison sentence A former law firm partner has been struck off the roll following his conviction for rape. At the time of the 2020 incident, Shah Syed Rashid Masood Sahib was a manager and partner at the…
‘Hot-headed’ misconduct A former employee of City law firm Eversheds Sutherland has been barred from working in the legal profession after he created invoices for pro bono work. According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Thomas Elliott was a non-legally…
Polarised response Susan Smith and Marion Calder, co-directors of For Women Scotland, outside the Supreme Court When Lord Hodge handed down the Supreme Court’s judgment in For Women Scotland on the meaning of man and woman in the UK’s Equality…
Performance-based extras give non-US firms a way to compete Several UK law firms have recently revamped their bonus structures, aiming to retain the hardest-working juniors amid tough pay competition. From this summer, City firm Simmons & Simmons will reward associates…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend LLM vs LLB: the case for junior lawyers is undermined by AI [Financial Times] (£) UK Lawyers for Israel condemned over claim war may reduce obesity in Gaza…
University College London will ensure most law assessments are artificial intelligence-proof Photo by Surya Prasad on Unsplash UCL law school has stated its intention to “secure” assessments against artificial intelligence (AI), declaring the shift a “response to the future” in…
Drinks are on Norton Rose Fulbright Photo by Al Elmes on Unsplash Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has launched a Client Relationship Associate programme which will hand associates a £500 business development budget as it gives them responsibility for managing client…
A round-up of online musings, memes and more First thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers [Legal Cheek on Instagram] View this post on Instagram A post shared by Legal Cheek (@legalcheek) Liam Payne’s intestacy and the importance of…
“I consider that it would have been negligent for this barrister, if she used AI and did not check it, to put that text into her pleading,” says Mr Justice Ritchie A High Court judge has issued a scathing ruling…