City law quartet post strong financial results – Legal Cheek
2Birds, Macs, Simmons and Taylor Wessing The 2024 law firm financial results season is gathering pace, with a raft of City outfits posting positive numbers. Bird & Bird saw its…
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Aspiring solicitor who spent 13 years in care system celebrates graduation milestone in viral LinkedIn post – Legal Cheek
Against the odds Harpreet Powar An aspiring solicitor has gone viral on LinkedIn after sharing her remarkable journey from life in care to graduating with a law degree. Harpreet Powar…
Clifford Chance revenues climb to £2.3 billion amid US expansion – Legal Cheek
PEP comes in at £2.04 million Clifford Chance has gone public with its latest set of financial results, recording upticks in both global revenues and profits. The Magic Circle firm…
Solicitor rebuked for spitting at neighbours while drunk – Legal Cheek
Went on to breach restraining order A solicitor who damaged his neighbours’ front door and spat at them while intoxicated has been rebuked by the regulator. In February 2023, David…
SRA confirms 200% hike in compensation fund levy for solicitors – Legal Cheek
£90 each The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is proceeding with plans to increase the contributions solicitors must make to a special compensation fund by a hefty 200%. The move means…
More firms see profits climb in latest financial results – Legal Cheek
HSF, Kingsley Napley and Mills & Reeve Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is one of the latest law firms to publish its financial results, showing significant increases in both revenues and…
Monday morning round-up – Legal Cheek
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend Latham & Watkins approves ‘super points’ to boost partner pay above $20m (£) Corporate lawyer Faiza Saeed: ‘There’s…
Revealed: The Bar Courses with the highest pass rates – Legal Cheek
Bar Standards Board’s latest data release well worth a look for aspiring barristers The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has published a detailed breakdown of pass rates according to Bar Course…
Solicitor apprentice: ‘Will taking a gap year after qualifying kill my career?’ – Legal Cheek
Wants to travel In the latest instalment of our Career Conundrums series, a solicitor apprentice seeks readers’ opinions on whether taking a gap year upon qualification would harm her career.…
The best social media posts of the week – Legal Cheek
A round-up of online musings, memes and more ‘I gave some controversial advice last week ’ In Law School? Write running notes. Unusual and cool things in law firm offices…
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…
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…
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…
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.…