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My experience as a Black junior lawyer in the City
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Junior lawyers: ‘know your priorities and non-negotiables’
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‘I studied for the SQE while training at AstraZeneca – here’s what it was like’
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The Legal Cheek Winter Virtual Vacation Scheme
Taking place from Monday 4 December until Friday 8 December 2023
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The past, present and future of the Quincecare duty
Hannah Sinclair, Bristol Uni law grad and aspiring barrister, charts the developments following Philipp v Barclays Bank
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‘Failure to prevent fraud’ and what it means for businesses
Bar course grad Shifra Moriarty explores recent developments in financial crimes legislation
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Lights, camera, carbon: The legal state of celebrity carbon footprints
KCL law student Ana Palade explores how celebrities can be held more accountable for their carbon-intensive activities
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Access to justice: how can we do more?
Cardiff University law student Sophia McKenna explores how we can develop effective solutions
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Who owns indigenous knowledge: local communities or corporations?
Lawyers Ria Das and Sia Das explore the pressing problem of biopiracy of indigenous knowledge