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…
All’s Fair airs this Autumn Kim Kardashian is set to lead an all-female law firm in a new legal drama — while continuing her real-life journey to qualify as a lawyer. Celebrity law student Kim K is set to feature…
The Legal Cheek team explore conflicting advice on AI in the legal profession — listen now The Legal Cheek podcast returns this week as writers Lydia Fontes and Angus Simpson dig into the issue of AI and lawyers — covering…
‘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…