CMS bumps London NQ lawyer pay to £110k – Legal Cheek
Rises in regions too CMS has raised the salary for its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in London to £110,000. This marks a £5,000 increase from the previous salary of £105,000,…
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New Attorney General pledges to put the rule of law first – Legal Cheek
Commitment comes amid populist attacks both home and abroad Lord Hermer KC — Credit Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street The UK government will make the rule of law…
Senior partner avoids strike off after telling newly qualified solicitor to give client false information – Legal Cheek
Junior associate refused A senior partner has been suspended for nine months after telling a newly qualified (NQ) to send a misleading email to a client. Rajpal Panesar, at the…
Judge receives formal advice for ‘ill-judged’ humor – Legal Cheek
Left court staff member “uncomfortable” A judge has been sanctioned after he was found to have made “overfamiliar and inappropriate comments” to a member of court staff. His Honour Judge…
Monday morning round-up – Legal Cheek
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend ‘Warning shot’ to ministers over legal aid as barristers raise threat of industrial action How culpable are external…
Unregistered barrister disbarred over misleading legal experience on job application – Legal Cheek
Tried to secure role with Arden Uni An unregistered barrister has been disbarred for providing misleading information about his legal experience in an attempt to secure a university job. Yasser…
Liverpool Uni partners with six law firms to launch LLB with built-in qualifying work experience – Legal Cheek
Paid year-long placements at outfits including DWF, Hill Dickinson, and Taylor Wessing Liverpool Law School – Image credit: Liverpool University A group of law firms has partnered with Liverpool University’s…
The best social media posts of the week – Legal Cheek
A round-up of online musings, memes and more Half way through my closing speech today, I made my strongest point and paused for dramatic effect, spoiled only by Alexa chipping…
Top judge to step down from presidency role after reprimand over love letter to colleague – Legal Cheek
Justice Marcus Smith reprimanded in August A High Court judge, who was reprimanded for sending a love letter to a junior colleague, is stepping down from his role as president…
Competition: Win an SQE scholarship by explaining the must-have skill for lawyers – Legal Cheek
Half-price SQE1 course courtesy of BARBRI BARBRI is calling on students to share their views on the most important skill for a lawyer today as part of its latest SQE…
Pupillage numbers rise sharply, regulator reports – Legal Cheek
535 614 The number of barristers undertaking pupillage has risen again for the third year in a row, a report by the bar regulator has found. The 2024 Regulatory Decision-Making…
Davis Polk sets new £70k salary record for trainee solicitors in London – Legal Cheek
Market topping pay Davis Polk has set a new record for trainee solicitor salaries in London. The US firm recruits around five UK trainees each year and now offers a…
Reed Smith goes all in with College of Legal Practice for the SQE – Legal Cheek
Barbri loses out as firm relaunches training programme Reed Smith has marked the move into its new London office (pictured) with a shake-up of its SQE training Reed Smith has…
Linklaters teams up with KCL to deliver AI training for lawyers – Legal Cheek
Classroom lessons, practical exercises and hackathon Linklaters has teamed up with King’s College London to deliver training on generative AI (GenAI) to its lawyers. The programme, dubbed the ‘GenAI Expert…
Osborne Clarke retains 38 out of 44 qualifying trainees – Legal Cheek
86% score includes firm’s first solicitor apprentices Osborne Clarke has achieved a trainee retention rate of 86% for 2024, with 38 out of 44 qualifying trainees staying on. This year’s…