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Newly qualified solicitor claims married law firm partner took her to live...
Twenty-seven-year-old suing former employer for sex discrimination tells of ‘constant’ groping in hotel rooms A junior solicitor fired from her £42,000 job has accused her former boss of taking her to...
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Robots are not coming to take our jobs — but they are changing the way we do...
Lawyers are no longer isolated providers of water-tight legal documents Few things can change a conversation amongst law students like commercial awareness. I know, because I spent two weeks trying to...
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Robert Gordon University teams up with Addleshaw Goddard to launch legal tech...
Creators of AI robot, ‘Kira’, also tied-in with new offering Aberdeen’s Robert Gordon University Robert Gordon University (RGU) is the latest to announce a tech module as part of its law school’s...
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KCL joins forces with PwC in new pro bono legal advice clinic
Free weekly sessions help members of the public and small businesses KCL’s Dickson Poon School of Law and PwC – image credit (left) Vladgrigore The legal arm of Big Four giant PwC has today launched a...
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Huge crack appears in BCLP’s Manchester office
Exclusive: Real estate firm still hasn’t been able to return A Legal Cheek mock-up of the crack Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has temporarily relocated its Manchester office after a giant crack...
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White & Case posts 75% trainee solicitor retention score
Need for English-qualified lawyers continues despite ‘ongoing economic and political uncertainties’, says US law firm The London office of US outfit White & Case has confirmed it’s retaining 12 of...
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22-year-old magistrate who said job is about ‘gut instinct’ hits back at...
Tesco-working Swansea law grad issues calm and measured Twitter response Luke Penney A 22-year-old Tesco worker who is one of the country’s youngest criminal judges faces a social media storm following...
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Clifford Chance offers lawyers two months unpaid holiday
Pilot part of a more flexible approach to work, says magic circle player Clifford Chance is to offer some of its lawyers the option to take two months of unpaid leave as it looks to create a more...
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Ex-law firm partner struck off after failing to report cocaine conviction to...
Gave ‘misleading information to the police’, according to agreed outcome An ex-law firm partner has been struck off after he failed to report a drug-related conviction to the profession’s regulator....
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Lawyers launch UK’s first animal protection law firm
Veganism for the legal profession? Two lawyers have launched what is understood to be the UK’s first animal protection law firm. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Advocates for...
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40% of AI start-ups don’t use AI
Businesses who use the techy-buzzword tend to attract greater levels of investment, report finds A whopping 40% of Europe’s artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups don’t actually use any AI technology,...
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Junior lawyers question legal watchdog’s ‘refusal criteria’ following SQE...
Super-exam was given go-ahead by LSB despite calls to delay A group of junior lawyers have expressed concerns over the Legal Services Board’s (LSB) decision to approve the regulator’s application to...
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UCL law professor: Lawyers who draft dodgy non-disclosure clauses could be...
Government announces measures to prevent victims being silenced by using NDAs Professor Richard Moorhead Non-disclosure clauses that deliberately attempt to “improperly stifle the revealing of...
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Want to be the next Amal Clooney? Here are 5 things all aspiring human rights...
A panel of experts share tips from the top Joanna Bennett, Garry Green, Lisa Busch QC, Stephanie Hill and Anitra Hussain At last month’s ‘How to become a human rights lawyer’ event at The University of...
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International human rights lawyer faces jail after spitting at flight...
Simone Burns flew into a rage after being refused booze, court hears A human rights lawyer who hit headlines last year after footage emerged of her verbally abusing cabin crew on a London-bound flight...
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SRA loses another policy chief as solicitor super-exam looms
Richard Collins heads for the exit not long after predecessor The head of policy at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is leaving after only a couple of months in post. The move comes as the...
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Bristol’s legal scene and the rise of agile working
A panel of South West lawyers discuss the departure from the London-centric vision of yesterday From left to right: Claire Revell, Stephen Dilley, Zoe King and James Sutherland It wasn’t that long ago...
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LinkedIn row: Former magic circle lawyer slams barrister’s TV entertainment show
Sham Uddin’s online exploits show he has ‘no regard or respect’ for his own legal career, says ex-Allen & Overy solicitor Melanie Daniels Youtube A former magic circle lawyer has taken to LinkedIn...
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We make ‘difficult decisions’: SRA responds to junior lawyers’ protection...
Regulator doubles down The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has doubled down on its decision to prosecute a former trainee solicitor for fraud despite being the one to bring the misconduct at the...
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Profession gears up for next week’s Legal Cheek Awards 2019
Extravaganza takes place at the City of London’s iconic Cheesegrater Excitement is brewing ahead of the most enjoyable legal bash of the year. Guests will ascend the glass-panelled lifts of the...
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