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.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

The SRA will take no action against a Fieldfisher associate who was found to have deliberately lied in her account of being sexually assaulted by a colleague. The regulator was investigating the ...

RollOnFriday has uncovered discrepancies in Freshfields ’ diversity and inclusion data which cast doubt on its claims about its DEI achievements. The Magic Circle firm launched a five year Diversity ...

43rd time's the charm. A law graduate has been banned from complaining to the Employment Tribunal about job applications after he sued employers 42 times for not hiring him. His arc of failure was ...

The brief's briefs: register your preference in ROF's poll, below. A barrister has been reprimanded by a judge for appearing at a remote hearing without trousers. When Shrewsbury Crown Court connected ...

Irwin Mitchell has unveiled an all-female partnership promotion round, saying it is "not surprising" given its efforts to improve diversity. The announcement comes in partner promotion season, when ...

Law firms and even the Law Society have been left floundering after the Supreme Court unanimously decided that biological sex determines who is a man and who is a woman. The judgment in For Women ...

One of the world’s largest legal recruiting companies has deleted all references to its commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, ROF can reveal. Major, Lindsey & Africa has quietly removed reams ...