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    Thursday 19 May, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually

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    First class law grad ditches legal career to play Call of Duty professionally

    Jade MacIntyre, 24, says she makes more streaming than lawyering

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  • US firm trainee: ‘Should I pay off my student loan in one go?’

    US firm trainee: ‘Should I pay off my student loan in one go?’

    ‘Qualification is by no means a given’

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  • Manchester Law School makes module on Excel, PowerPoint and Word compulsory on LLB

    Manchester Law School makes module on Excel, PowerPoint and Word compulsory on LLB

    First to do so

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    A fifth of law firms will require LPC grads to sit parts of the SQE

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    SQE prep provider pledges to reduce law fair merch in new eco push

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    Solicitor apprenticeships: what you need to know…

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  • Squire Patton Boggs bumps NQ rates to £100k from January 2023

    Squire Patton Boggs bumps NQ rates to £100k from January 2023

    £65k in the regions

    7 days ago
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  • Ince launches investigation into allegation top lawyers ‘disrespected’ waitress

    Ince launches investigation into allegation top lawyers ‘disrespected’ waitress

    Claim made in viral Twitter post

    7 days ago
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    ‘Picking an SQE prep course is a lot like dating — you’ve got to find the one you connect with’

    ‘Picking an SQE prep course is a lot like dating — you’ve got to find the one you connect with’

    ULaw director of business development, Morette Jackson, explains how the law school is helping firms and students grapple with the changing SQE regime

    7 days ago
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    HSF junior lawyer makes Forbes power list for ‘alternative Old Boys network’

    Sophie Pender recognised for social mobility efforts

    7 days ago
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  • Solicitor who injected food with blood found not guilty due to insanity

    Solicitor who injected food with blood found not guilty due to insanity

    Leoaai Elghareeb suffered psychosis during supermarket rampage last summer, causing nearly £500,000 of damages

    May 6 2022 12:18pm
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