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Let students lawyer-up for all university complaint hearings, urges barrister
Daniel Sokol says that many unis ban legal reps from attending A barrister and former lecturer has called for students to be allowed to lawyer-up for university hearings. Dr Daniel Sokol of 12 King’s...
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Linklaters appoints sober supervisors to chaperone boozy social events
Linklaters has introduced a new sober supervisor scheme to ensure its lawyers remain professional at boozy social events. The magic circle giant recommends that partners assign a member of staff to...
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Clifford Chance becomes first magic circle firm to reveal spring trainee...
34 out of 40 stay put Clifford Chance has become the first magic circle outfit to announce its 2020 spring retention score. From a qualifying cohort of 40, the Canary Wharf-based giant confirmed 34...
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Slaughter and May scraps work ski trips following allegation of sexual...
Decision comes as part of wider review into firm social events Slaughter and May has ditched firm-subsidised ski trips following an allegation of sexual harassment, it has emerged. The decision was...
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‘We don’t make lawyers wear high heels’: City law firms hit back at Hale’s...
A number of City law firms have questioned some of the headlines generated in response to Lady Hale’s comments about women being made to wear high heels at work. In an interview with the Evening...
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SRA issues alert after fraudsters impersonate City law firm partners in...
Hogan Lovells duo falsely named in emails The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued an alert after online fraudsters used the identities of two City law firm partners in a bid to dupe the...
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From trainee to City law firm partner in ten years
Ahead of next Tuesday’s ‘When the stakes are high: working at the cutting edge of disputes’ event, Travers Smith’s Stephanie Lee reflects on her path to partnership and the high-stakes litigation that...
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Law, accountancy and teaching among most challenging professions to break...
New research on UCAS deadline day Solicitor, accountant and teacher are believed to be among the most challenging jobs to secure without an undergraduate degree, according to new research. The survey,...
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Tribunal praises trainee solicitor who ‘picked up pieces’ after boss...
Rookie left to face ‘angry clients’ The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has praised a rookie solicitor who did “his best to pick up the pieces” after his boss abandoned the firm and allegedly...
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Mental health charity LawCare teams up with Sheffield and Open University...
Free for law students and lawyers Mental health charity LawCare has teamed up with academics from the University of Sheffield and The Open University to launch a new online course that aims to combat...
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From India’s biggest law school to Kirkland & Ellis private equity partner in...
Aprajita Dhundia shares her career story Aprajita Dhundia Ahead of ‘How to build a career at a US law firm’, our first junior lawyer event of the year, held in association with international legal...
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Lights, camera, courtroom! Sentencing in high-profile criminal cases to be...
But bar chiefs warn against legal proceedings becoming a ‘spectator sport’ Television cameras will be allowed to broadcast from Crown Courts in England and Wales for the first time, the government...
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How the SQE shifts power from law firms to students
‘No longer can a law firm dangle a training contract in front of paralegals or insist that getting a job in a firm’s onshore centre is not a route to qualifying’ While many incumbents have been trying...
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London trainee lawyer who admitted repeatedly raping woman after police...
Ex-Cripps rookie went on to attack another woman on same night Wilfred Marodza A former trainee lawyer has been jailed for 14 years after being convicted of rape and kidnap. Wilfred Marodza, a trainee...
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BBC brings on wrong guest to talk law with Lord Sumption
Turns out there are two famous Americans called Robert Shapiro Robert Shapiro (the lawyer): Credit Joeblow2017 via Wikimedia Commons Former Supreme Court justice Lord Sumption sat by bemused last night...
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The case for solicitor apprenticeships
The University of Law’s National Programme Director for Apprenticeships, Ceri Evans, discusses the benefits of the training contract alternative, ahead of her appearance at LegalEdCon North later this...
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Grade II listed building in heart of legal London to get new lease of life…...
Cheap booze for bazzas The building at 222 Strand A grade II listed building in the heart of legal London is set to be transformed into an enormous Wetherspoons. The building at 222 Strand originally...
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Reports of sexual misconduct at law firms hit all-time high in wake of #MeToo
Complaints to regulator more than double in five years, figures show Figures released by the solicitors’ watchdog show reports of sexual misconduct in the legal profession have more than doubled in...
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Addleshaw Goddard posts 100% spring trainee retention score
11 out of 11 Addleshaw Goddard’s London office International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has announced its spring 2020 trainee retention score. The firm confirmed all 11 rookie solicitors due to qualify...
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Hotshot solicitor apprentices are starting to give law graduates a serious...
BPP head of legal apprenticeships Bruce Humphrey detects a ‘cultural change’ taking place, ahead of his appearance at LegalEdCon North next week Bruce Humphrey The apprenticeship route into...
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