Cyber Essentials ‘Pathways’: From experiment to proof of concept – NCSC Blog
We are encouraging large organisations to help us develop an alternative route to certification. – Read More
July 2024
Salary squeeze: What are City law firms really paying their junior lawyers? – Legal Cheek
OPEN THREAD It has been another summer of sizeable pay rises across the City for newly qualified (NQ) solicitors. But the often unseen effect of these headline-grabbing uplifts is pay…
Interactive website lets public play judge in real criminal cases – Legal Cheek
New initiative launched by Sentencing Council A new interactive website has been launched that allows member of the public to hand down their own sentences in real criminal cases. ‘You…
Leya raises $25m Series A two months after announcing $10.5m seed funding – Legal IT Insider
Only two months after it announced its $10.5m seed funding round, Swedish-founded legal gen AI startup Leya announces today (17 July) that it has raised a $25m Series A. The…
“If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it.” – NCSC Blog
Why sharing lessons learned from cyber security incidents and ‘near misses’ will help everyone to improve – Read More
Trainee retention rates: Freshfields and Slaughters post 86% and 84% results – Legal Cheek
37 of 43 and 36 of 43 Freshfields and Slaughter and May have posted strong autumn trainee retention scores of 86% and 84% respectively. This makes Freshfields the top performer…
London Borough of Hackney reprimanded following cyber-attack – ICO News
We have issued the London Borough of Hackney with a reprimand following a cyber-attack in 2020 that led to hackers gaining access to and encrypting 440,000 files, affecting at least…
Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers selects ShareDo for case management – Legal IT Insider
Full service national Australian law firm Carroll & O’Dea Lawyers has selected ShareDo’s adaptive case management system, we can reveal. Carroll & O’Dea will initially implement ShareDo in their commercial…
Partner profits rise at Ashurst and Clydes as more firms release financials – Legal Cheek
Hill Dickinson and CRS post strong numbers too The trend of law firms posting positive financial results continues, as both Ashurst and Clyde & Co report an increase in partner…
Breaking Down the Differences: Professional Services vs. Software Licensing vs. SaaS Agreements –
Key Takeaways: Your needs will change depending on whether you’re contracting for performance or project-based work, software licensing, or software-as-a-service. Using different services agreement templates allow for nuanced and detailed…
It’s a small world after all – Law Gazette – Features
The ‘fuller life experience’ of qualifying with a small firm is a solid foundation for a fulfilling career. How well do new paths to qualification support that? Catherine Baksi reports.…
Legal IT Insider launches inaugural Practice Management System Report – Download it here! – Legal IT Insider
Legal IT Insider has today (16 July) launched the first-ever practice management system industry report, which takes an unparalleled, in-depth look at the functionality of many PMS systems in the…
Dentons partners with AI startup Intanify for IP discovery, including referral scheme and white label pilot – Legal IT Insider
Dr Justin Hill, partner & co-chair of IP at Dentons explains to Legal IT Insider how AI software platform Intanify improves the process of creating IP inventories and assessing IP…
Clifford Chance posts 75% trainee retention score – Legal Cheek
42 of 56 Clifford Chance’s London office Clifford Chance has posted an autumn trainee retention score of 75% with 42 of its 56 final-seat trainees staying on with the firm.…
Historic firsts mark swearing-in of new Lord Chancellor – Legal Cheek
Shabana Mahmood swore oath on the Qur’an in ceremony conducted by Lady Chief Justice The Lady Chief Justice, the Lord Chancellor and Attorney General – Credit: Ministry of Justice It…