Category: News
SQE2 pass rate hits record 82%
2,753 students sat latest assessment
Former Irwin Mitchell associate billed 23 hours in just one day
'Inflated' timesheets leads to strike off
Law students aren’t as sleep-deprived as you might think
Well-reseted compared to future doctors and nurses
In-house lawyers turn on SQE
Loughborough Uni general counsel and AstraZeneca senior lawyer among those to publicly criticise new assessment regime
Irwin Mitchell records 91% trainee retention score
48 out of 53
A&O Shearman posts £2.9 billion revenue in first year post-merger
More financial results
Judge given formal warning over sex in judicial chambers
Incident occurred 15 years ago
HSF Kramer launches mentoring scheme to support neurodivergent trainees
Participants paired with senior mentors from professional services firms
Addleshaws breaks through £500 million revenue barrier
Eight years of consecutive growth
Magistrate removed after disclosing info that could identify alleged abuse victim
Unaware of anonymity protections
21-year-old becomes one of the youngest ever solicitors in England & Wales
Bagged first-class law degree at 18 😲
Macfarlanes posts 86% trainee retention score
24 out of 28
Ban for solicitor apprentice accused of faking supervisor’s signature
On two documents uploaded to BPP’s portal
Eversheds and Pinsents post modest revenue gains amid mixed partner profit results
Turnover up 3% and 4.7% respectively
Partner profits fuelling ‘Hunger Games’ culture, top City lawyer warns
Hoarding work, chasing quick wins and pitching solo
More major law firms announce positive financials
Modest growth
Milbank showers London associates with summer bonuses up to £18.5k
Second year in a row
One in three law school websites give ‘inaccurate’ or ‘confusing’ information on becoming a solicitor, study finds
One conflated LPC and SQE routes
College of Legal Practice secures SQE training deal with Pinsent Masons flexi-lawyer arm
Support paralegals to qualify as solicitors