Author: Legal Cheek

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

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Tuesday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend

‘My online vac scheme is shorter — can I still ask the firm to pay me in full?’
I budgeted on receiving a three-week salary

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

Solicitor chief exec secures spot on ‘Rich List’ with £130 million fortune
Knights' David Beech joint 923rd

Salford Uni law student killed in ‘senseless’ drive-by shooting
Murder investigation launched following death of Aya Hachem on Sunday

Oxford University lays out blueprint for training future lawyers in the tech age
Skills gaps must be filled to meet client demand for tech-enhanced legal services, say academics
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

BPP, Hertfordshire and Plymouth law schools recognised for pro bono efforts
Trio scoop LawWorks gongs

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

Over 60% of legal staff want to work from home post-lockdown
Not having to commute top reason for ditching the office

Trainee solicitor jailed for rape has sentence increased
Appeal court hands ex-Cripps rookie 16 year term after Solicitor General steps in
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Aspiring barrister left devastated after receiving pupillage offer in ‘error’
Holly Hickman had already informed her family and friends

UK legal vacancies plunge 75% during pandemic
Job applications also tumble, new research reveals

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

‘Well said, Lord Sumption’: Elon Musk backs former Supreme Court judge’s warning that lockdown breaches human rights
Mighty tech and legal minds unite

Former Milbank junior lawyer probed over ‘opportunistic’ COVID-19 mentoring site
Singapore-based associate accused of targeting vulnerable TC hunters with costly online offering
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

COVID-19: The prison crisis
Why has government been so slow to implement plans for prisoner release?