Osborne Clarke is a happy firm. It has been for years, really. It's gone from having six offices in three countries to 20 offices over nine countries, covering Belgium, Germany, Italy, France, Hong ...

When Dibb Lupton Broomhead and Alsops merged in the nineties most City firms barely raised an eyebrow. How times have changed. DLA Piper has expanded relentlessly - in 2003 its stated aim was to be a ...

Suella Braverman KC has labelled law students and trainees as "snowflakes" for signing a petition calling for the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) to be reformed.

When the creator loses control of the creation. Tom Goodhead, the co-founder of Pogust Goodhead, has been replaced as CEO of his own firm while he goes "on leave", RollOnFriday understands. Goodhead, ...

In-house lawyers say that the quality of training sessions can influence whether or not they instruct a firm, in results, so far, in RollOnFriday's survey of their sector. So it may be time to upgrade ...

As trainees prepare to enter stationery cupboards, form a chrysalis, and then emerge as real solicitors in the autumn, Linklaters and Clifford Chance are the latest firms to announce their retention ...

A board member of the Insolvency Service who was removed from a stage by bouncers has taken her banishment in good humour. Frances Coulson, who is Head of Insolvency and Restructuring at Wedlake Bell, ...

A law firm is investigating one of its partners, after he was accused of sending an "unwanted" photo of his genitals to a woman. The lawyer in question is a partner at Vancouver headquartered firm ...

Hemp juice might have been ok. A law student has been jailed for attempting to smuggle £150k of cannabis through Edinburgh Airport. In August 2024, Sage-Ahliea Gold, 25, a student at the University of ...

As the City pay war continues, more firms have come out with their megaphones to announce NQ salary rises (but swiftly thrown their megaphones to the floor, when asked about salary for other ...

RollOnFriday's Best Law Firms to Work At 2025: The bottom firms for work/life balance ...

When picking which firm to instruct, quality of advice is the most important factor, in-house lawyers have said in results so far, in RollOnFriday's survey of their sector. Asked to vote on the key ...