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Does age matter when it comes to applying for training contracts?
I just don’t know what I’m supposed to do about it In the latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, one aspiring lawyer asks whether his age is holding him back in that elusive training...
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Eversheds lawyers eye free ice cream as heatwave returns
Partner hired ice cream van last month to appease sweaty solicitors As the UK basks in yet another heatwave, lawyers at Eversheds will have their fingers crossed the generosity of partners will help...
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Eddie Redmayne cast as partner of top US law firm in next film
Hollywood heartthrob set to play namesake partner of Cravath, Swaine & Moore Oscar winning actor Eddie Redmayne may need to pop over to Blackwell’s for an intellectual property statute book, as...
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From solicitor to ISIS supporter: Anjem Choudary convicted of terror offence...
British radical preacher will be sentenced next month A former solicitor turned radical cleric has been convicted of inviting others to support the jihadist militant group ISIS. Anjem Choudary, 49,...
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City in-house lawyer faces trial over allegation of sexual assault
Defendant accused of smacking a woman’s bottom, pouring a beer over her and calling her an “Australian slut” Allegations of sexual assault and racial abuse have been made against a City solicitor,...
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Junior lawyer may quit law to do ‘The Nicest Job in Britain’
Solicitor enters national competition to become Britain’s charity champion A Southampton-based junior lawyer is set to press pause on a flourishing legal career putting her name forward for ‘The Nicest...
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LLB entry requirements slashed at Russell Group unis, report students
Tweets suggest that Durham, Sheffield, Leeds and Lancaster have dropped A-level minimum by as much as two grades Students who didn’t do as well as expected in their A-levels have landed places on top...
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Leaked email: Clifford Chance issues warning to lawyers who abuse free taxi...
Despite some partners pocketing a cool £1.23 million a year Clifford Chance has fired off an internal email to its lawyers asking them not to take the piss with their free taxi rides. The magic circle...
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‘You need to be on your best possible form’ for grouse shooting says Withers...
This actually happened Bertie Hoskyns-Abrahall, partner at big shot private client firm Withers, has made an appearance in a Tatler article called ‘The rules for wearing make-up during the shooting...
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Team GB law graduates miss out on record Rio medal haul
Brave performances from Olympians Jazmin Sawyers and Lynsey Sharp Two law degree-holding members of Team Great Britain (GB) have missed out on this year’s record Rio de Janeiro Olympics medal haul,...
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Mrs Trump instructs West End law firm in libel claim against Daily Mail
Republican nominee’s wife punts for royal family favourite Harbottle & Lewis Melania Trump has instructed prominent West End media outfit Harbottle & Lewis in legal proceedings against the...
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First ever publicly-traded law firm braces itself for largest financial loss...
Slater & Gordon expected to post financial loss in excess of £580 million Aussie-listed Slater & Gordon (S&G) is preparing to post what is believed to be the largest financial loss ever...
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New BBC drama mapping the lives of London divorce lawyers gets the green light
New six-part series called “The Split” A new TV drama, which maps the working lives of two London-based divorce lawyers, has been given the go-ahead by the BBC. The show, entitled The Split, will...
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Law Society and SRA clash over proposals that could see junior solicitors run...
Sensible move or recipe for disaster? The Law Society and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) are at loggerheads over proposed regulatory changes that would give newly qualified (NQ) lawyers the...
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Sidley Austin hikes London junior lawyer pay by 33% to £120,000
‘MoneyLaw’ movement continues to rock the City Sidley Austin has upped the pay packets of its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers to a staggering £120,000. Up from (a still magic circle busting) £90,000, this...
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Shearman & Sterling lawyer SUES Victoria’s Secret model
Associate paid to rent high fashion catwalk star’s apartment, but was “horrified” by what he found A lawyer from US commercial giant Shearman & Sterling has put his legal training to good use this...
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New Holborn-based property development targets ‘London’s top-flight...
They might struggle to find a lawyer willing to hand over £2.8 million A new luxury London-based property development targeting top legal professionals has been unveiled this week. The quaintly named...
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5 ways millennial lawyers can use their innate tech savvy to boost their careers
Most partners are rubbish at the internet During his recent trip to London, Legal Cheek Careers caught up with law graduate and cyber intelligence expert Roy Zur. Zur spent ten years as an officer in...
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Top QC relaunches refugee billable hour appeal which saw lawyers donate over...
Legal profession’s charity campaign reaches target in a matter of hours A top QC has relaunched a charitable appeal which sees members of the legal profession donate a billable hour to help refugee...
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Judge fired for watching porn in chambers reprimanded by solicitors’ regulator
Warren Grant lost a claim for unfair dismissal earlier this summer The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has reprimanded a former immigration judge who was fired for watching porn on “judicial IT...
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