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 ...

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.

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 ...

Womble Bond Dickinson's flagship Newcastle office building has been vandalised by pro-Palestinian activists. The firm moved into The Spark, situated on the 24-acre Helix business campus, in 2023. Its ...

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 ...

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 ...

A DWF solicitor had been given two bravery awards after he saved a man’s life by jumping into the Thames and pulling him to shore, RolIOnFriday can reveal. Mike Cooper, an insurance specialist from ...

RollOnFriday contacted all of the 20 firms that were sent letters, but none of them responded with a comment. The firms under the spotlight for their DEI policies are A&O Shearman, Debevoise & ...

CMS has taken “decisive action” against an HR employee who posted offensive tweets about Islam. Dan Cooper was an International Senior HR Business Partner for the firm and described himself in his ...

Linklaters has set exams for its Artificial Intelligence programmes, to assess how much help they can provide to lawyers. The 'LinksAI English law benchmark' tests are designed to check if AI "can ...

Shakespeare Martineau has come bottom of RollOnFriday’s Best Law Firms to Work At 2025 survey, making it officially the unhappiest firm in the UK. Staff at ShakeMart gave it the lowest overall score ...