Milbank LLP has announced substantial summer bonuses for its lawyers globally, including those in London, while Osborne Clarke LLP has announced a salary increase for its newly qualified (NQ) associates in London.
Browne Jacobson LLP has launched a virtual free job simulator for less advantaged students, offering aspiring barristers a glimpse into life in the firm’s barrister team. The programme enables delegates to experience and complete tasks that replicate those of a junior barristers in the firm’s team – “a genuine first for the legal profession”.
Magic circle law firm Freshfields has entered a multi-year collaboration with leading AI company Anthropic to accelerate the development and firm-wide deployment of AI-powered legal workflows, with the Claude family of AI models now available globally across the firm.
Training contract numbers at UK leading law firms remain above pre-pandemic levels, despite recent dips and broader fears of a so-called “graduate jobpocalypse”, according to new research from Legal Cheek.
The University of Law has reported a significant rise in profits, posting a pre-tax surplus of £4.2 million for the year ending 31 May 2025, which is more than double the £1.6 million recorded the previous year. Newly filed accounts show income increasing by 6% to £173 million, a boost attributed to what the institution described as an “optimised course and campus mix” and a review of its costs base.
