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Law firm to create army of virtual paralegals called ‘Kim’
Artificial intelligence software could leave many law graduates superfluous A law firm has unveiled a blueprint for an army of virtual paralegals — all named “Kim”. Riverview Law, based in the Wirral,...
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Is Ahmd Emara the UK’s biggest law BNOC?
Names on campus don’t come much bigger than the UWE masters student It’s not unusual for law schools and universities to host their own big name students — but we might’ve found the biggest one yet...
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ITV launches new training scheme that allows students to qualify as solicitors
Become a lawyer while rubbing shoulders with stars such as Judge Rinder ITV has announced that it will be offering its own in-house legal apprenticeship programme, giving successful participants the...
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King & Wood Mallesons solicitors take break from corporate law to dash off...
Over 40 Mary Berry-inspired lawyers have contributed International law firm King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has launched a charity cook book, titled ‘All Rise’, containing over 60 creative recipes...
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Britain could legally ban Donald Trump from entering the country, but would...
It’s do-able, but perhaps unwise, say top immigration lawyers The UK is calling for Donald Trump to be banned from entering the country, following shockingly anti-Islamic comments made by the outspoken...
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Now a sixth law firm is paying its newly qualified solicitors £100k
London office of Texas-based Vinson & Elkins joins the ‘100 club’ The oil price may be plunging, but salaries for young lawyers at the London office of a big Texan energy-focused law firm are...
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Rookie criminal barrister charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine
Junior who was called in 2009 to spend Christmas behind bars Nottingham barrister Omar Khan has been charged with one count of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs. The 31 year-old was working at...
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Law Society bigwigs sample culinary delights in MasterChef challenge
Solicitor reps’ grand Chancery Lane HQ was the setting for latest round of hit BBC cookery show Law Society bigwigs made a guest appearance on the BBC’s MasterChef yesterday evening — moonlighting as...
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Why law students who understand technology have an advantage that will grow...
ULaw Visiting Professor Colin Ettinger, a partner at Irwin Mitchell, thinks an Uber-style revolution could be around the corner After his recent YouTube interview on the future of the legal profession...
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10 human rights cases that everyone should know
To celebrate Human Rights Day Legal Cheek counts down its ECHR faves 1. Article 2 — Right to life R (Pretty) v DPP — the right to life is not the same as the right to die Motor neurone disease sufferer...
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Do I need to chop off my pink tips to ace my TC interview?
Trendy haircuts and law firms In the latest instalment in our career conundrums series, a law student who bagged a first from a top university asks Legal Cheek readers for advice on whether her trendy...
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Slaughter and May increase newly qualified solicitor bonuses to £6,300
A nice Christmas present, but will there be time to spend it? Magic circle outfit Slaughter and May has embraced the season of goodwill and boosted its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers’ pay packets by...
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Law Society chief says solicitor super-exam could benefit ‘wealthier’ students
Claim made that central assessment could “promote nepotism” Law Society chief Jonathan Smithers has today launch a scathing attack on the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) — claiming a proposed...
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The 12 types of law student who exist in modern Britain
Which one are you? The one who’s wanted to be a corporate lawyer since they were three Your mum and dad dressed you up in a ‘Future Lawyer’ baby grow as a joke and that’s where it all started. You...
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Top EU law academic tells parliament to stop being so selfish about human rights
UK government needs to set a good example to other countries A top University of Liverpool academic has told the House of Lords that they need to think hard about the wider impacts of the long-awaited...
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Nottingham Uni law student reveals that she is the child who shouted nativity...
CMS Cameron McKenna brand ambassador quips that she has always “had an enthusiastic and individual approach” A law student has been unveiled as the mystery young girl shouting nativity songs in a...
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ULaw students hit by legal database fail
As if Christmas exams weren’t stressful enough University of Law LPC-ers have been left reeling after an IT blip saw them struggle to complete their latest practical exam. In the run-up to the...
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Top lawyers’ horror at prospect of putting a dead man on trial
Lord Janner “trial of facts” would be a modern legal first The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is considering pressing on with the sex offence charges brought against the late Labour peer Lord Janner,...
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Clifford Chance future trainee uproar as firm cancels funding for...
Exclusive: Policy switch has left students struggling to make ends meet Future Clifford Chance lawyers have been left fuming after the magic circle outfit revealed it won’t be paying them to attend a...
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Lord Harley ‘takes legal action’ against the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal...
Another twist in long-running saga of controversial solicitor-advocate Lord Harley of Counsel has announced that he is taking legal action against the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for failing...
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