Lawyers

Despite fairly even gender split in profession Men are four times more likely than women to appear before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT), new research by university academics has found, despite there being a fairly even split between genders in ...

New pathway to qualification gains popularity as SQE roll-out nears The number of solicitor apprenticeships on offer jumped by 40% in a single year, new figures released this week by the regulator have shown. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)’s annual ...

Posts 97% autumn trainee retention result Herbert Smith Freehills’ London office Herbert Smith Freehills has raised the “total compensation” of its newly qualified (NQ) solicitors to £107,000 and confirmed an autumn trainee retention result of 97%. NQs in the London ...

Spent via mood-boosting app Linklaters is giving its lawyers and staff a £300 “wellbeing allowance” to access resources that will help support their mental health and wellbeing. The allowance is to be used in conjunction with a new app the ...

WFH guidance to be dropped on 19 July Almost a quarter of junior lawyers are expected to work from the office full-time after government guidance to work from home is dropped on what is being dubbed ‘Freedom Day’ on 19 ...

CILEX says new route to qualification will be “more affordable” than Solicitors Qualifying Exam A new qualification that allows students without degrees to qualify as lawyers has gained the regulatory stamp of approval. The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX) ...

David Gauke said he might tune in to follow progress of Birkbeck law student Sharon Gaffka David Gauke and Sharon Gaffka Love Island law student Sharon Gaffka’s former boss, ex Lord Chancellor David Gauke, has wished her well on the ...

Caroline Chew, 27, is set to become the first Singaporean to compete in equestrian at the Games Caroline Chew — credit: Equestrian Federation of Singapore/Facebook A junior lawyer at Freshfields is to compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games this summer. ...

Apparently told his lawyer dad Pictured: TikTok star Emily Mackinnon A TikTok star has recalled the time a Tinder date once allegedly tried to sue her for “breaking a verbal contract” after she refused to have sex with him. Emily ...

Year-long programme for aspiring lawyers at Manchester, Manchester Met, Bristol and Salford universities Magic circle firm Linklaters has partnered with the Black Solicitors Network to establish a programme of support to black aspiring lawyers from “non-traditional” or “less advantaged” backgrounds ...