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Slater & Gordon’s stock price plummets by over 50% as George Osborne aims to...
This may be why few law firms are listed on the stock market Slater & Gordon has moved to reassure investors after George Osborne’s proposals to clamp down on personal injury claims caused the...
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Banking sector receives twice as many graduate applications as law
But being a solicitor pays more A survey conduct by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has revealed that the banking sector is twice as popular with graduates as law. The research revealed...
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Criminology student troll commits career suicide as he is exposed by top QC
But leading solicitor backs student’s right to tell anti-Semitic gags A criminology student got a little more than he bargained for when he came head-to-head with a top QC over a series of bizarre...
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Science is harder than law, says Lord Neuberger
Head of Supreme Court reveals that he became a barrister after failing to cut it as a chemist Chemistry graduate Lord Neuberger believes science is harder than law. Giving a speech entitled ‘Science...
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Yorkshire solicitor struck off after charging magic circle rates
£750-an-hour for executing a will A solicitor at a small High Street practice in York has been struck off after charging himself out at the rate of a top partner at a magic circle law firm. Philip...
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‘Seeking a job outside law ironically put me on the path to qualifying as a...
Unable to secure a training contract during the financial crisis, LPC graduate Priya Krishan landed an associate role at JP Morgan in London — and qualified as a New York lawyer Ahead of our...
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Clyde & Co plans radical overhaul of diversity programme
City firm wants to shake off ‘old boys club’ reputation but Charlotte Proudman isn’t convinced City law firm Clyde & Co is set to tackle the root causes of inequality in the profession by totally...
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Supreme Court takes down Marks & Spencer in a momentous case set to impact...
Sorry law students — even more land law to learn The Supreme Court handed down a judgment this morning that shows how getting your land law wrong can end up costing a fortune. The case concerned a...
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Top Linklaters’ lawyer takes home £3.2 million a year — 76 times as much as...
Top earner at magic circle outfit sees 33% pay boost Elite London law firm Linklaters has revealed its top lawyer received a pay cheque worth more than £3.2 million this year, 76 times as much as a...
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Judge Rinder speaks out against swingeing legal aid cuts
A lawyer that doesn’t like Grayling? Who’d have thought it? ITV television favourite Judge Rinder has joined the long (long, long) list of lawyers who have publicly condemned the government’s legal aid...
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Gove scraps Grayling’s Criminal Courts Charge
Lord Chancellor’s move gets thumbs-up from lawyers Lawyers across the country today breathed a united sigh of relief, as Michael Gove announced that the much-hated criminal courts charge is nearing its...
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Research: 74% of lawyers will push workplace boundaries at Christmas party
Snogging, sex and heavy boozing — it’s festive season for law firms As we enter the Christmas party period, research has revealed that 74% of lawyers will end up doing something they will end up...
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Two more City firms adopt Lord Neuberger-backed contextual graduate...
Withers and RPC the latest City firms to take into account economic background and personal circumstances of wannabe lawyers City firms Withers and RPC have given the green light to a contextual...
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Weil Gotshal joins ‘100 Club’ with Christmas pay boost for junior lawyers
Exclusive: Newly qualified salaries at US giant hit the £100,000 mark Weil Gotshal & Manges has revealed an early Christmas present for its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in London, boosting pay to a...
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Legal aid firm in London’s hipster hub puts City giants in shade to bag pro...
Dalston pro bono clinic advised nearly 500 clients this year A legal aid firm located in the heart of London’s hipster district has beaten off competition from corporate law giants to bag the ‘Best...
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Law firm with Netflix-inspired unlimited holiday allowance sees productivity...
Most certainly not a way to guilt solicitors into taking less time off A national law firm which has been allowing its lawyers to take unlimited holiday for the last nine months has seen productivity...
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18 City law firms launch diversity work experience scheme to prove they don’t...
State school-educated and other “disadvantaged” undergrads wanted A new pro-diversity initiative has been created by 18 of the big City firms in yet another push for diversity. Last month, Legal Cheek...
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Video: Alternative routes to becoming a lawyer
How law students can make it into the legal profession without doing a training contract — the full discussion As traditional routes to qualification as a lawyer undergo a huge shake-up, some of the...
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Solicitors Regulation Authority gives official backing to plan to scrap the LPC
New solicitor super-exam would be open to non-graduates and make law degrees optional The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has given its official backing to a solicitor super-exam that would spell...
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Ministry of Justice has a fight on its hands as judicial review challenge by...
Lawyers triumph in preliminary hearing The High Court has given the green light to a judicial review hearing on the government’s bungled legal aid procurement process. The newly formed Fair Crime...
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