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Advocacy charity launches Teach First for wannabe lawyers
Brand new grad scheme launched for barrister hopefuls Graduates will, from this week, be able to dabble in community-based youth advocacy for a year, thanks to a brand new grad scheme that is already...
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The best pictures from the London Legal Walk
Policemen on stilts and lots and lots of dogs Lawyers from across the country headed down to the hub of legal London yesterday afternoon for the annual London Legal Walk. Starting at the Law Society,...
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‘More still needs to be done’ says regulator as latest stats reveal almost a...
This rises to 37% for partners in large law firms It is a case of “more still needs to be done” according to the solicitor’s regulator, as a comprehensive survey of over 9,000 law firms has revealed...
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City law firm brings in emotional intelligence training to ward off threat...
EQ to trump IQ in age of AI The freelance arm of international law firm Pinsent Masons has introduced emotional intelligence training in a bid to mitigate the threat posed by the growing use of...
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Boris Johnson’s barrister wife is NOT the Waterloo sex QC
Says “a pal of Boris” The tabloids have jumped to the defence of top public law barrister Marina Wheeler QC, claiming that she is not the anonymous QC embroiled in the Waterloo rush hour romp fiasco....
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Mr Justice Peter Smith is BARRED from hearing Addleshaw Goddard cases
The battle continues as list of firms and lawyers over whom he can no longer adjudicate grows and grows Just when he might have needed more friends in high places it has been revealed that members of...
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10 City lawyers named in ‘Power 100 Women’ list
List celebrates Square Mile’s most influential women A comprehensive roll-call of the most inspiring women in the City put together by business-focused newspaper City A.M. has been unveiled — and...
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Top Manchester QC questions Andy Burnham’s claim that it’s harder for...
It’s grim up north for law students, indicates Manchester mayoral hopeful A leading Manchester-based silk has taken to Twitter to question shadow home secretary Andy Burnham’s claim that it’s harder...
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Bad news for paralegals: High Court says predictive coding can be used for...
Artificial intelligence-based technique given green light Wannabe lawyers across the nation will be sleeping a little less easily this evening after the High Court backed an artificial intelligence...
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Supreme Court REFUSES to hear Belgium-based White & Case lawyer’s case on why...
EU competition partner at US giant has no right to vote because she has lived outside the UK for more than 15 years The Supreme Court has refused to hear an emergency case about whether British expats...
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Fake lawyer who was jailed for tricking high-ranking judges BANNED from...
Mohammed Kabba received a 16 month custodial sentence last summer for pretending to be a solicitor during an immigration case A man who was jailed for duping senior judges into thinking he was a...
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US comic book giants defeated by BPP Law School student over right to use the...
Goliath drops case against David A BPP law student turned serial entrepreneur has won a legal battle against publishing giants Marvel and DC for the right to use the word “superhero”, using just his...
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Judge sacked for watching porn in his ‘private chambers’ reprimanded by SRA
Solicitor turned district judge was removed from judicial office in March 2015 A solicitor turned judge who was sacked last year for watching porn on a work computer has been given a stern telling-off...
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‘Lawyered up’: Mr Justice Peter Smith takes legal advice
Judge who is the subject of an ongoing judicial investigation into possible bias instructs corporate and financial crime specialist BCL Burton Copeland A high court judge, who is at the centre of an...
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Practice areas: Who is drawn to what?
The people who thrive in different legal specialisms don’t always conform to stereotype At a recent open day for non-law students held by independent UK law firm Burges Salmon, lawyers gave the inside...
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Psychoactive Substances Act BANNING legal highs comes into force today
New legislation has come under fire from many within the legal profession Instagram (injoyeletro) The hotly discussed and highly controversial Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 has officially come into...
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8 lawyers make the grade in new minority business power list
Strong showing from the magic circle A new power list acknowledging the endeavours of black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) business leaders internationally, features eight lawyers. The “UPstanding...
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Ding-dong in Hong Kong: Stephenson Harwood trainee punches partner in...
Shots! Shots! Shots! A trainee at London-based outfit Stephenson Harwood has punched a partner in the face during a drink-fuelled “initiation”. According to legal blog Roll on Friday, the unnamed...
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Shearman & Sterling boosts junior lawyer pay packets by 8% to £95,000
Pay rises across the board for lucky associates US giant Shearman & Sterling has today announced generous salary rate increases for its City-based associates at all levels. Just in time for the...
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Brexit poll: 57% of lawyers want Britain to REMAIN in the EU
The biggest stay vote came from lawyers in Scotland With the EU referendum less than a month away, a new Brexit poll has suggested that more than half of lawyers want Britain to remain part of the...
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