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A little over £19k for baby barristers in London

Ex-Simmons & Simmons lawyer failed to report earlier conviction to regulator

Aspiring criminal barrister Harry Toy takes a look at changes to legislation on football banning orders.

Legal background aggravating factor

Report finds virtual law school meets standards in five key areas but falls short in two

Lack of work-life balance

Law grad claims she was unfairly denied remote assessment

Alex Goodman, future trainee and ULaw student ambassador, discusses his SQE experience, from revision strategies to social life

‘Unidentified glitch’

Strong financial year

BPP’s head of outreach Jonny Hurst takes you through them

Unconventional job hunt pays off

Faked invoices and correspondence

BPP bar student Catherine Chow explains why once-standard commercial clauses are under increasing legal and regulatory attack

Human input remains crucial

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Trainee worries it may jeopardise NQ role

A round-up of online musings, memes and more

Follows flurry of executive orders

Kirsty Stanway, careers consultant at The University of Law, discusses the skills aspiring lawyers need to succeed, how the SQE is changing legal careers and the best bits about being a careers consultant

Why understanding values, challenging stereotypes and fostering two-way learning is key to retaining the next generation of lawyers

Intellectual labour at risk of replacement says Geoffrey Hinton

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