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Exclusive: City law firms push to bring entire ‘two-part’ super-exam before...
It’s beginning to look a lot like the LPC There is a movement afoot to push together the two exams that will make up the proposed solicitor super-exam so that both can be taken before a training...
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Exclusive: London law firm says it’s the victim of ‘spoof’ ad seeking ‘pretty...
Bloomsbury Law Solicitors has launched an investigation A London law firm has said it’s been wrongly linked to a “spoof” job advertisement seeking a “pretty lawyer to impress Asian clients”, Legal...
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Bedfordshire law grad, 25, faces jail after flogging non-existent Bieber...
Trainee admits 16 counts of fraud by false representation A University of Bedfordshire law graduate is facing a spell behind bars after scamming concert-goers out of more than £7,000. Zainab Pervaiz,...
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How my biochemistry degree was the perfect training for becoming an IP lawyer
When you act for some of the world’s leading life sciences and technology companies, it helps to speak their language, says Bristows’ Gemma Barrett — ahead of her appearance at ‘Why STEM students make...
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White male solicitors THREE TIMES more likely to reach partnership at City...
And six times more likely than BME females New regulator-backed research has suggested that white male solicitors are three times more likely to land mega-paying partnership positions at top corporate...
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Husband of ex-Linklaters associate admits using confidential info from M&A...
He says his wife had no idea The husband of a now ex-Linklaters lawyer has pleaded guilty to insider trading after he allegedly used confidential information from a big money M&A deal to make...
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The most technologically advanced law firms in Britain: 2017-18
Exclusive: Over 2,000 City trainees and junior lawyers told us how lawtech was affecting their lives on the legal frontline In a bid to cut through the lawtech hype and build a picture of what is...
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US merger latest: Womble Bond Dickinson tie-up goes live as BLP/Bryan Cave...
BLP deal could be wrapped up as soon as 1 January Image credit: Instagram (@amy.prime) National law firm Bond Dickinson’s merger with United States (US) outfit Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice has...
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From niche to mainstream: Norton Rose Fulbright’s Victoria Birch on the...
As firm’s junior lawyers reflect on what tech advances mean for them One of the UK’s leading fintech lawyers has given a memorable insight into how topics such as cryptocurrencies and blockchain went...
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London IP firm falls victim to Chinese copycat website
Ironic London intellectual property (IP) firm Marks & Clerk has had large sections of its website duplicated by what appears to be a group of internet wrongens. The copycat site, at first glance,...
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Automation could lead to 67,000 job losses, Law Society predicts
Solicitor numbers on the up but same can’t be said for legal services sector The Law Society has predicted an impending decline in law jobs, citing firms’ emerging tech as the reason why. Considering...
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Law Society chief says sorry for his ‘joke’ about TV presenter Mishal Husain
Serious cringing ensued Image credit: Twitter @TheLawSociety The Law Society of England and Wales’ president Joe Egan has apologised after he made a remark about a TV presenter that some have...
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From Edinburgh Uni civil engineering graduate to solicitor
Ahead of ‘Why STEM students make great lawyers’, LexisNexis’ head of dispute resolution Virginia Jones looks back on her career journey to date “Project management may sound like a strange skill to...
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London student hoping to ‘take down’ lawyers with AI chatbots handed £840,000...
Computer whizz will use cash to tackle more complicated areas of law A London-born computer science student who hopes to “take down” lawyers with artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots has moved one...
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Trouble in paradise? The Queen, Bono and Mrs Brown’s Boys stars linked to law...
But offshore outfit is still looking to recruit a trainee lawyer The actions of one of the world’s largest providers of offshore legal services is under the spotlight this week after millions of...
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Event: Why US law firms are thriving in London
Shearman & Sterling’s James Webber, Ropes & Gray’s Daniel Martin and Barbri’s Vivian Ji join UCL legal market expert Dr Steven Vaughan, formerly a solicitor with Freshfields and Latham &...
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A future lawyer’s guide to networking
Burges Salmon trainees hit the ground at TEDxBristol in ‘DareToDisrupt’ networking challenge TEDxBristol Networking. That one word is enough to strike fear into the heart of many a trainee. But as we...
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How Netflix is breeding a new generation of miscarriage of justice lawyers
Making a Murderer, Time: The Kalief Browder Story, The Confession Tapes and more are piquing law students’ interest Image via Netflix Miscarriages of justice, though tedious, time-consuming and...
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There is actually a law firm called ‘Sorry Mate’
Road accident firm are ‘biker driven bunch of professionals’ In a crowded market, claimant personal injury law firms have to push the boat out to get attention. One Warrington-based law firm, trading...
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Four different perspectives from female lawyers about being successful on...
Stories from the Women in Law Conference at Shearman & Sterling in London As training contract application season re-opens, you may be wondering how gender will impact your career. Most global law...
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