Prioritising additional chargeable work over potential work–life balance benefits Lawyers are increasingly using AI tools to drive up billable hours, with more than half admitting they spend the time saved…
29 out of 31 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has posted an impressive 94% autumn trainee retention rate. All 31 trainees qualifying this month applied for newly qualified (NQ) associate roles,…
Work-life balance and lack of career progression among key drivers Junior lawyers are leaving law firms in droves, with the number of associates quitting the profession almost doubling in the…
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Epping hotel asylum seekers to remain at the Bell, court rules Epping hotel judge ‘reported to conduct office’…
Inês Pinheiro has launched TikTok, Instagram and LinkedIn pages to tell her story Deary me today founder Inês Pinheiro A DLA Piper trainee has gone public with her extraordinary journey…
In our latest Career Conundrum, a trainee solicitor is thinking about getting a puppy — but how will she juggle life as a dog mum with the demands of a…
Bigger bonus pool too Addleshaw Goddard has opted to hold newly qualified (NQ) lawyer salaries at £100,000 this year, diverting extra funds into a £19 million bonus pool and boosting…
‘Human error’ City law firm Kennedys has apologised “unreservedly” after a data breach exposed the email addresses of people signed up to receive updates on the Church of England’s redress…
Undermined case A solicitor who lied to a client to “buy herself some time” has agreed she should be struck off the roll. Laura Elizabeth Simpson, admitted in 2009 and…
2,753 students sat latest assessment The pass rate for the latest sitting of part two of the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE2) has reached a record high of 82%, according to…
‘Inflated’ timesheets leads to strike off A former senior associate at Irwin Mitchell has been struck off after submitting “inaccurate, misleading, and inflated” timesheets — including one day where she…
Well-reseted compared to future doctors and nurses Law students are getting more shut-eye than many of their peers, according to new research ranking the UK’s most sleep-deprived uni courses. The…
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend Law firms are failing clients in class actions, watchdog says (£) Top UK law firms boost partner pay as revenues…
Loughborough Uni general counsel and AstraZeneca senior lawyer among those to publicly criticise new assessment regime Several senior in-house lawyers have voiced concerns about the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), with…
48 out of 53 National law firm Irwin Mitchell has announced a 91% retention rate, with 48 of its 53 trainees qualifying as solicitors this year. The latest cohort of…