Author: Legal Cheek

ULaw announces proposed super-exam training deal with Sheffield Uni
Will also deliver LPC and GDL
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Baker McKenzie offers lawyers part-paid summer sabbaticals in response to pandemic
Also implements reduced working week option

‘Should I work as a paralegal at the firm I’ve secured a training contract with?’
I planned to fill the gap with legal work but the job market is flat so options are limited, writes one Legal Cheek reader

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

New Instagram account allows City lawyers to anonymously submit their ‘juicy secrets’
'Magic Circle Confessions' launched earlier this month

Harvard trumps Oxbridge in global law school rankings — again
World league table looks at key criteria including employer and academic reputation
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

The best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Mills & Reeve keeps 16 out of 18 autumn NQs
One on fixed-term deal

The Legal Cheek Podcast: Why failure is just a form of feedback
We sit down with private equity partner Richard Youle ?
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Defence barrister fined £1,000 for ‘pulling faces’ at judge
She also described a decision as ‘insane'

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Sidley Austin retains all 11 autumn NQ solicitors
One associate-to-be is on a fixed-term contract

Dominic Grieve is now a law lecturer
Ex-Attorney General will be a visiting professor at Goldsmiths
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Hand sanitiser, face masks and temperature testing — legal life post-lockdown
City firms plan lawyers return

Legal Cheek Podcast: How aspiring lawyers can make the most of lockdown
Available to listen now ?