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ULaw announces proposed super-exam training deal with Sheffield Uni
Will also deliver LPC and GDL The University of Law (ULaw) is on the verge of striking a new partnership with the University of Sheffield to deliver a range of postgraduate legal courses. If given the...
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Squire Patton Boggs pushes ahead with autumn trainee intake — after...
Good news for rookies Squire Patton Boggs’ London office Squire Patton Boggs‘ (SPB) future trainees will join the firm this autumn as planned, Legal Cheek can reveal, just weeks after the firm warned...
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Ban for ex-law firm office worker who set up spy cam in Starbucks toilet
Antony Dines also said to have recorded colleagues at work A former law firm office worker who installed a hidden camera in the ceiling grate of a Starbucks toilet has been banned from working in the...
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Clifford Chance is latest magic circle firm to cut NQ solicitor pay
Follows moves made by Slaughters and A&O Clifford Chance is the latest magic circle firm to cut the salaries of its newly-qualified (NQ) solicitors as the unravelling of last summer’s City pay war...
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Black Solicitors Network urges law firm leaders to ‘walk the talk’ on diversity
‘Turn positive intentions into positive action and create a level playing field for all,’ group writes The primary voice of black solicitors across the UK has urged law firm leaders to “walk the talk”...
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Macfarlanes ups TC numbers amid COVID-19 uncertainty
31 to 33 in response to firm growth Macfarlanes has slightly upped the number of training contacts it will be dishing out this year to accommodate future growth at the firm. Despite the financial...
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A snapshot of trainee life at an international law firm
Baker McKenzie beyond the graduate recruitment brochure You probably would have never thought Instagram — the popular photo-sharing app that is commonly associated with users sharing selfies, holiday...
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Junior solicitor fined £10,000 over abusive messages to Bumble date
James Andrew Wilson reported himself to the SRA after malicious communications conviction A junior lawyer has been fined £10,000 after a conviction for sending abusive messages to a woman he met...
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Travers Smith posts 89% trainee retention score
17 out of 19 The London office of Travers Smith Travers Smith has posted a solid autumn trainee retention score of 89%. Of the 19 rookies due to qualify next month, 17 accepted newly qualified (NQ)...
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BCLP cuts NQ solicitor pay to £78,000
Belt-tightening measures across the City continue Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has cut its newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor salaries by 2.5%. “In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic we have...
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Law Society renames ‘Old Bookshop’ in honour of first female solicitor
Prominent room will bear Carrie Morrison’s name Carrie Morrison (credit: First 100 Years Project) The Law Society of England and Wales is to honour the first female solicitor by renaming one of its...
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Use government cash to fund training contracts, says Law Society
Chancery Lane lays out coronavirus recovery plan Law firms should be allowed to use government cash to help fund training contracts as part of a wider effort to get the economy back on its feet in the...
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Holy water, Jimmy Choos and a fried egg: Lawyers share the weird and...
You couldn’t make it up You would think a thank you card, maybe even a box of chocolates, bouquet of flowers or bottle of champers would be the usual way of thanking your barrister or solicitor for...
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DLA Piper and Baker McKenzie latest to cut NQ pay
Both firms anticipate salary reviews in due course DLA Piper and Baker McKenzie are the latest law firms to chip away at their newly-qualified (NQ) solicitor pay packets amid the coronavirus pandemic....
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‘Can I do a UK training contract if I’m based overseas?’
We put one reader’s question to the regulator Chicago A Legal Cheek reader came to us with the following query in relation to training contracts: “I am wondering if your readers have any insight into...
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Freshfields launches in Silicon Valley
Magic circle player moves into thriving San Fran tech hub San Francisco Freshfields is to open a new office in Silicon Valley, an area in Northern California perhaps best known for being home to some...
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Womble Bond Dickinson extends training contracts by six months in response to...
Exclusive: Firm also pushes back autumn TC start dates Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has extended its training contracts by six months in response to the “current circumstances and surrounding...
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Vlogging future City trainee solicitor reflects on magic circle vac scheme...
Ali Obeid has since secured a TC with a top US law firm A vlogging future City lawyer has opened up about how he dealt with rejection after “crumbling” during a magic circle vac scheme interview. In...
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Irwin Mitchell lawyers offered Zoom twerk class
Cancelled due to ‘low engagement’ Lawyers at Irwin Mitchell (IM) have reportedly been encouraged to get their twerk on in the name of gender diversity. In an email recently circulated around the PI...
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RPC posts 92% autumn retention result
11 out of 12 stay on RPC’s London office RPC has posted an autumn 2020 retention result of 92%. From a qualifying cohort of 12, the City-headquartered law firm confirmed 11 newly-qualified (NQ)...
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