Firms are increasingly acknowledging the need for alternative senior roles – positions that offer influence and recognition without the obligations of ownership. The post Legal director: an alternative to partnership…
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been ordered to make an interim costs payment of £400,000 to the solicitor for former Conservative Chancellor Nadeem Zahawi. The post SRA ordered to make…
Dye & Durham has announced that Stewart Title Indemnity Insurance is now fully available within its Unity® legal platform, giving conveyancers a simpler, faster way to order and manage both…
One associate used it to buy dog shoes US law firm Kirkland & Ellis has reportedly scrapped its ‘Kirkland Concierge’ service, a luxury perk that gave partners and associates access…
Spoils trademark bid Swedish plant-based producer Oatly has had its hopes soured after losing a long-running legal battle to use the word “milk” to market its products. On Wednesday, the…
‘Panicked’ A solicitor who turned up half an hour late for a court hearing and then tried to cover his tracks with a fabricated attendance note has been struck off…
The failure of the claimants in the ‘Dieselgate’ group litigation to “curb the extent of the involvement of innumerable lawyers” is to be marked by a costs penalty, the High…
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has begun making emergency payments to clients of collapsed law firm PM Law, it revealed yesterday. The post PM Law clients receiving files and emergency payments…
A solicitor’s 50-year legal career has ended with being struck off after he misled a mortgage lender about when completion on a conveyancing transaction had taken place. The post Veteran…
Google AI overviews are having a “major detrimental impact” on the efforts of legal advice agencies to get good information out to consumers, MPs were told this week. The post…
For years, many law firms have treated ID verification as a box-ticking exercise. Run a liveness check, match a face to a document and move on. But that is no…
As law firms face increasing pressure on profitability, retention, and performance, episode 28 sees the return of Simon McCrum, who shares practical guidance from his latest book on the behaviours…
Aquarius Reporting and Qanooni have announced a strategic partnership aimed at helping law firms adopt legal AI with confidence and clearly evidence its impact on productivity, cost, and capacity. The…
Spared jail A former legal secretary at Latham & Watkins has been barred from the profession following a conviction for fraud. Aminata Pungi made “unauthorised transfers” from the personal bank…
Legal Cheek explores the TC alternative For years, qualifying as a solicitor followed a familiar script, from university to law school and then on to a training contract. But that…