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Solicitor sentenced to community service after bombarding law student with...
He reportedly threatened to block her from practising law A solicitor practising in Queensland, Australia, has been spared jail after sending a law student he dated for two weeks “hundreds of creepy...
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Junior solicitor suspended from practice after lending assault suspect phone...
He was just eight months qualified The incident occurred at Woodgreen Police Station A very junior solicitor has been hauled before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) and suspended from...
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Herbert Smith Freehills opens new Canary Wharf office
Firm joins Clifford Chance in ‘Manhattan on the Thames’ Commuters take the escalator at Canary Wharf. Image credit: Ryan Tang for Unsplash Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) is moving a substantial part of...
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Royal wedding: Suits actors arrive in London for former co-star’s big day
Doughty Street barrister Amal Clooney and ex-corporate lawyer Chelsy Davy also expected to attend big event Background image credit: Mark Jones via Creative Commons Actors from every aspiring corporate...
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Queen’s University Belfast vlogger beats 1,500 students to win trip to HSF’s...
Watch Morven Ross’ video and the seven other finalists below A Queen’s University Belfast first-year law student has triumphed in Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF) ‘Connect With Us’ competition, and will...
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Dentons suspends and disciplines trainees caught accessing firm’s...
Four rookies on naughty step Dentons has disciplined four trainees over allegations “concerning unauthorised access to confidential information” about the firm’s retention plans. The global giant said...
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MPs take aim at magic circle over Russia dealings and Carillion collapse
Politicians’ knives out for cream of corporate law crop Magic circle giant Linklaters has been slammed by MPs over its work on mega-money deals involving Russian businesses. The criticism, courtesy of...
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South Bank Uni, ULaw and BPP set to overhaul undergraduate law degrees to...
Exclusive: Taking the SQE plunge As the clock ticks down to the solicitor super-exam’s anticipated 2020 implementation date, at least three universities are gearing up to incorporate Solicitors...
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Freshfields to offer solicitor apprenticeships in Manchester
They will include super exam prep Manchester Magic circle law firm Freshfields has revealed it will be delivering an earn-while-you-learn route to solicitor qualification within its Manchester hub. The...
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Partners are ‘coasting to retirement’ and ‘chronically under-performing’,...
US law firms living in ‘false sense of security’ — is the same true in the UK? A new US survey reveals what we knew already but didn’t dare say: there are a lot of partners out there doing not a whole...
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Event: Secrets to Success London — with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, CMS,...
Top lawyers share their secrets to success; students ask the questions Legal Cheek is back with the latest in its series of student events — in association with The University of Law (ULaw) — to help...
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Average trainee solicitor pay down £560 since regulator scrapped minimum...
Nearly half of rookies think they’re paid too little New research has shown that average trainee salaries are £560 less since rookie minimum pay requirements were ditched by the regulator in 2014. A...
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Video: What’s the best thing about being a brand ambassador at Bryan Cave...
Global outfit’s current bunch share highlights, as applications open for 12 new ambassadors Left to right: BCLP’s ambassadors, Toyin Ihinmikalu (Oxford University), Panos Apostolidis (Manchester) and...
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Solicitor super-exam takes centre stage as legal education and training...
Technology, innovation, barrister training and apprenticeships thrust into spotlight Julie Brannan speaking at The Future of Legal Education and Training Conference A star-studded line-up of speakers...
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Clifford Chance faces potential SRA probe following complaint from Welsh...
Magic circle giant accused of overlooking fraud allegation Clifford Chance could face an investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) after a Welsh bricklayer accused the firm of...
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‘I’m a former magic circle lawyer with 20 years’ experience in legal...
A sneak peek at the hints and tips The University of Law’s professor Alexis Mavrikakis will share at this evening’s Secrets to Success event ULaw’s senior tutor Alexis Mavrikakis Law students are used...
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Reed Smith junior lawyers to receive performance feedback via phone app
As global outfit launches inter-office secondment opportunity Junior lawyers at Reed Smith will now receive regular, anytime, performance feedback thanks to a new app-based process. The global outfit...
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I’m pregnant on my City training contract and I don’t know what to do
Who do I tell? In the latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, one aspiring City solicitor has fallen pregnant during her training contract and doesn’t know what to do yet. “I’m not long into...
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‘I am first and foremost a lawyer — my media appearances are just an added...
Employment lawyer Kevin Poulter sits down with Legal Cheek to discuss social media, Alan Titchmarsh and his latest podcast project Employment lawyer Kevin Poulter, pictured for the new Thomson Reuters...
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A senior associate’s notes from the frontline of the legal AI revolution
Ahead of ‘Innovation in the law’ in Glasgow this evening, Pinsent Masons’ Jennifer McCormick tells Legal Cheek Careers how technology is revolutionising her practice area of banking and restructuring...
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