Plus sign-on bonus Legal Cheek has unveiled an exclusive round-up of solicitor apprentice salaries at the UK’s top law firms — with some apprentices earning up to £33,000 straight out…
Jacob Poole catches up with his friend and colleague, Alasdair Gretton, to chat about balancing life in law with making movies Film poster for Dead on Distribution and director and…
Sham Uddin does not share evidence to back up his claims A screenshot of Sham Uddin’s TikTok A barrister has claimed in a viral TikTok that the Israeli government were…
£250 A former personal assistant at Walker Morris has been barred from the legal profession after keeping staff donations intended to fund a colleague’s honeymoon. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)…
Effing and blinding A barrister has been reprimanded by a bar disciplinary tribunal after making inappropriate comments to probation staff in a case where he had been instructed by the…
First three recruits start September 2026 Reed Smith’s London office Reed Smith has become the latest global law firm to launch a solicitor apprenticeship programme in the UK, with its…
How much are the country’s top partners raking in? The latest profit per equity partner (PEP) figures are in — and the message is clear: top lawyers at the biggest…
25 out of 33 Shoosmiths has unveiled an autumn retention rate of 76% with 25 of its 33 final-seat trainees staying on. Those staying put will join a raft of…
Pupillage awards, training spots, Oxbridge intake and more courtesy of Legal Cheek’s new 2026 Chambers Most List Say hello to the 2026 edition of the Legal Cheek Chambers Most List…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Barrister is reported to Bar Council over video claiming Israeli government was behind Manchester synagogue attack — and…
Cannot conduct litigation, even when supervised A dramatic High Court ruling has found that non-solicitors — including trainees, paralegals and legal executives — cannot conduct litigation, even under the supervision…
Year one rates also up to £62.5k US law firm Cleary Gottlieb has increased the salaries of its London-based trainees. Aspiring lawyers who secure one of the firm’s 16 training…
Common law sets, law firms and government bodies show interest in new pathway Barrister apprentices may finally arrive at the bar as early as 2026, according to the chair of…
LawCare calls for urgent change Young lawyers are facing the highest risk of burnout and the lowest levels of wellbeing across the profession, according to new research. The Life in…
Ouch The percentage of students passing the first part of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE1) has fallen to a record low. According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s latest statistical report,…