A barrister has been reprimanded by a bar disciplinary tribunal after making inappropriate comments to probation staff in a case where he had been instructed by the Probation Service. The tribunal ...

Caitlin Preston, a real estate solicitor at Burges Salmon’s Edinburgh office, talks real estate, renewables and what it’s like advising on the projects shaping Scotland’s green future Caitlin Preston ...

A former personal assistant at Walker Morris has been barred from the legal profession after keeping staff donations intended to fund a colleague’s honeymoon. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) ...

Reed Smith’s managing partner Brigid North on languages, what real estate has to offer and curiosity in the legal profession ...

Reed Smith has become the latest global law firm to launch a solicitor apprenticeship programme in the UK, with its first intake set to join the firm’s London office in September 2026.

c) ensure proper disclosure to the Crown Prosecution Service and where appropriate to the defence. Further principles that an IPO must follow is the Code of Ethics as issued by the College of Policing ...

London partners at some US firms are averaging £5 million, £6 million and in some cases close to £7 million, while the Magic Circle remain around the still very healthy £2 million mark.

Legal Cheek Careers catches up with Iain Murdoch, head of legal AI at Mills & Reeve, to explore his journey from traditional practice to tech trailblazer ...

Pupillage awards, training spots, Oxbridge intake and more courtesy of Legal Cheek’s new 2026 Chambers Most List ...

Shoosmiths has unveiled an autumn retention rate of 76% with 25 of its 33 final-seat trainees staying on. Those staying put will join a raft of departments including corporate & banking, litigation, ...

A dramatic High Court ruling has found that non-solicitors — including trainees, paralegals and legal executives — cannot conduct litigation, even under the supervision of a qualified solicitor.

According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s latest statistical report, published today, only 41% of candidates sitting SQE1 in July achieved a passing mark. This represents a sharp drop from ...