Fast-track Esme House, QualitySolicitors Parkinson Wright A solicitor barely a year into her career has already stepped up to partnership. Esme House, 27, reached the milestone at QualitySolicitors Parkinson Wright,…
Justice Sec poised to take extreme action on soaring court backlog Jury trials for the majority of criminal cases could soon be scrapped under sweeping proposals drawn up by Justice…
Magic Circle giant in major tech push Magic Circle giant Linklaters has launched a team of 20 ‘AI Lawyers’ (yes, that is their actual job title) as it ramps up…
Wanted to ‘relax litigants’ A US judge has left the building after a disciplinary panel discovered he had been presiding over a case while wearing an Elvis Presley wig and…
Meet 40+ chambers before application season begins Prospective pupil barristers should take note that today — Monday 24 November — marks a major moment in the pupillage calendar, with the…
The right question might seal the deal Today is the day of your final interview for that coveted training contract. A culmination of hard work, perseverance and many sleepless nights.…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend UK’s big law firms risk losing talented staff over ‘unmanageable’ stress (£) Lawyer who painted £2.6m house black…
AI reportedly to blame Clifford Chance is set to cut around 50 back-office roles, with the Magic Circle firm reportedly citing AI as one of the reasons for the move.…
Pay rises in Edinburgh and for trainees too Burges Salmon has boosted the salaries of its trainees and newly qualified (NQ) associates in its Bristol and Edinburgh offices. The firm…
Do you agree? A Reddit user claims to be a future trainee solicitor at a top US law firm in London has taken to the platform to share a set…
959 sat the exam The latest Solicitors Qualifying Examination 2 (SQE2) results were released this week, revealing a pass rate of 76%. SQE2 was sat by 959 students from late…
Lord Doherty joins top bench early next year Lord Doherty The Supreme Court has announced the appointment of Lord Doherty as its newest justice. President of the Supreme Court, Lord…
Pilot scheme underway in the US, with global roll-out planned — including London Ropes & Gray is encouraging its junior lawyers to devote a fifth of their billable hours to…
Plug tech directly into teaching and legal research Four of the UK’s biggest legal education players — BPP, The University of Law, Oxford University and King’s College London — have…
New report spotlights challenges facing firms inside and outside the Capital and how they are dealing with them City firms are pulling comfortably ahead of their regional counterparts after posting…