The shipping specialists confirmed rates for its most junior lawyers will move from £100,000 to £103,500, a nice little bump of 3.5%. The Legal Cheek Firms Most List shows that HFW recruits 18 ...

Programme and student lead at ULaw, Laura Duffy, discusses the challenges facing lawyers-to-be and the opportunities in the ...

A barrister has been fined £3,000 by the Bar Tribunals & Adjudication Service after he was reported to be drinking alcohol in ...

A number of firms have increased junior lawyer salaries in recent weeks, with Eversheds Sutherland and Pinsent Masons raising ...

Court backlog ‘main issue’ hampering justice, says police chief [ BBC News] Judges to rule on Palestinian group’s legal ...

In the regions, Pinsents also confirmed NQ rates will move from £63,000 to £66,500. The pay boosts follow recent rises at Ashurst (£125,000 to £140,000), DLA Piper (£110,000 to £130,000 ...

Rises in regions too CMS has increased the salaries of its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in London to £120,000, with regional offices and those in Scotland also seeing salary rises. Reaching the ...

TC seekers, take note: there’s a new name in City law The merger between City giant Herbert Smith Freehills and US law firm Kramer Levin was finalised yesterday, after receiving partner approval ...

The legal super-regulator has issued the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) with binding directions over its handling of the Axiom Ince scandal, which saw a staggering £60 million vanish from ...

Bargain In one of the more unusual legal news stories this week, the renowned auction house Sotheby’s is selling a commercial law textbook for up to £15,000. The costly tome is part of a series ...

In our latest Career Conundrum, an aspiring solicitor has been invited to a training contract assessment centre, but needs advice on what to ask their interviewers. “Hi Legal Cheek, I have an ...

Would you take the pay cut for you life back? [Miss EsqHire on X] Working with a BigLaw litigator billing 2400 hrs/year. $435K base + $115K bonus. Burnt out. Wants time with his kids. He’s ...