Rachel Cohen, whose resignation from Skadden went viral on LinkedIn, has announced her new role at Lowell and Associates, a firm she is joining with fellow resignees. Cohen left the New York legal giant after it promised the Trump administration $100 million in free legal services to avoid being targeted by a hostile executive order, […]
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A University of Bristol student, Abi Cooper, has joined the ranks of students celebrating offers this week. She is a top legal TikToker who has celebrated securing a training contract offer after sharing months of hard work with her online followers. Abi, who has built up over 25K followers on her TikTok account @lifewithabicooper, is
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Darryl Cooke, the founder of the corporate firm Gunnercooke, has welcomed his sons Ashley and Hayden into the business as joint chiefs of staff. Ashley Cooke and Hayden Cooke have joined the firm’s leadership team with the goal of propelling the company’s culture into the next generation. Their role will involve immersing themselves in the
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A paralegal has been barred from the legal profession after attempting to cover up a mistake by fabricating an email, which led to a client’s case being struck out. Chaida Aboobakar, a personal injury paralegal at New Law Solicitors in Cardiff, mistakenly included the wrong case number on a payment request. This error resulted in
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The Supreme Court has delivered a unanimous decision that the terms ‘man’ and ‘woman’ in UK equality legislation refer to biological sex, as understood in ordinary language. This interpretation is based on an 87-page judgment that found including trans men or women with a Gender Recognition Certificate would not be feasible in statutory interpretation and
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A US lawyer, known on TikTok as ‘domhdc’, has gone viral after cautioning students against becoming ‘lawfluencers’. She argues that BigLaw and social media do not mix well. The lawyer, who is 25 and works at a BigLaw firm, warns that aspiring lawyers shouldn’t risk their legal reputation on TikTok after spending hundreds of thousands
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A chartered legal executive, Claire Sadler, has been barred from the legal profession after being found guilty of fabricating documents. This includes a medical report, a witness statement, and a letter falsely claiming a defendant’s admission of liability in a case she was handling. Hodge Jones & Allen (HJA), a personal injury law firm, initiated
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Law students and law schools across the UK have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to access to justice at this year’s LawWorks and Attorney General’s Student Pro Bono Awards. The ceremony, held in the House of Lords, celebrated the achievements of students from Liverpool John Moores University, the universities of Glasgow, Southampton, and Warwick
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Exeter law graduate Harry Cooke has analyzed the recent budget changes to agricultural property relief that have sparked nationwide protests. The Labour government’s budget announcement will significantly alter inheritance tax (IHT) relief on agricultural property.Modern inheritance tax has its roots in 1894 with the introduction of Estate Duty, a tax on wealth transferred after death.
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Aspiring commercial barrister and BPC graduate Radha Shivam explores the high-profile case involving Britain’s largest water company, Thames Water. This company, which serves nearly a quarter of the UK population in London and South-east England, has been teetering on the brink of collapse and potential temporary nationalization due to substantial debt. What makes this case
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