Top 10 career and recruitment stories in 2024
In this wrap-up, Lawyers Weekly takes a look back at the moves lawyers intended to make in 2024, the satisfaction levels among specific cohorts, and the thoughts of ...
BIG LAW • Mon, 30 Dec 2024
Solicitor punished for trying to trade settlement for silence on rape claim
A solicitor has been reprimanded for telling a woman the settlement of her matrimonial dispute was contingent on her making a “no complaint” statement to police in ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 29 Dec 2024
Top 10 BigLaw market updates in 2024
There were several major moves across the BigLaw sector in 2024, such as international expansions, shock exits and mergers. Here, we wrap up the top 10 most-read market ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 29 Dec 2024
Top 10 stories about women in law in 2024
Women have made considerable strides in the legal profession over the last 12 months, but there were still some hurdles along the way. Here, Lawyers Weekly takes a look ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 29 Dec 2024
Top 10 appointments in 2024
The last 12 months saw some major moves across the legal profession, including promotion rounds, partners switching sides, and entire teams departing one firm for another
BIG LAW • Thu, 26 Dec 2024
Top 10 legal tech and AI stories in 2024
Technology and artificial intelligence were huge themes across the legal profession in 2024. Here, we take a look back at the top 10 most-read articles in this space.
BIG LAW • Thu, 26 Dec 2024
Partner wrongly accused of ‘gaslighting’ woman about Rio Tinto rape
A former employee of a mining company that operated under the Rio Tinto umbrella accused a partner from a major firm of “gaslighting” her when she came forward to report ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 22 Dec 2024
1 in 4 lawyers will leave if not given better pay, survey reveals
One in four lawyers plan to leave their current workplace in the next couple of years, but better pay and flexible working arrangements might convince them to stay, a new ...
BIG LAW • Sun, 22 Dec 2024
Barrister struck from roll over claims ‘of most serious kind’ against solicitor
A barrister who once accused a tribunal member of “staring at him” and tried to have an entire bench recused has been removed from the roll of legal practitioners for ...
BIG LAW • Thu, 19 Dec 2024
