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ULaw and Newcastle law firm Muckle finalise SQE training deal
First trainees start September 2023
Former Dechert partner slammed for leaking to press about his own client
High Court finds Neil Gerrard committed 'gross and knowing breach of duty'
Shoosmiths raises London NQ lawyer pay by 16% to £87,000
From £58,000 in regions
Willkie Farr and Davis Polk boost training contract numbers in London
Six TCs on offer at both firms in 2023
City Consortium reveals future trainees will complete ‘mini-training seats’ with virtual law firm as part of SQE prep
New details emerge during LegalEdCon 2022
Virtual student event TODAY: The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy (technology and the future of law) — with Mayer Brown and BARBRI
Tuesday 17 May, 4pm to 5:30pm, taking place virtually
HFW moving to new ‘sustainable’ City office
New HQ features rainwater harvesting and air filtration systems as well as 'highest solar panels in London'
Capsticks writes off trainee debt after bumper pandemic profits
LPC and SQE loans reportedly written off
Slaughters targets 90% emissions reduction by 2040
Joins growing number of City firms implementing green goals 🌍
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual event TODAY: How to get into law as a career changer — with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Pinsent Masons, Travers Smith and ULaw
Thursday 19 May, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
First class law grad ditches legal career to play Call of Duty professionally
Jade MacIntyre, 24, says she makes more streaming than lawyering
US firm trainee: ‘Should I pay off my student loan in one go?’
'Qualification is by no means a given'
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
A fifth of law firms will require LPC grads to sit parts of the SQE
Future trainees to undergo further training but at firm's expense, Legal Cheek research reveals
SQE prep provider pledges to reduce law fair merch in new eco push
BARBRI joins elite City firms in signing up to the Sustainable Recruitment Alliance
O Shaped Lawyer strikes first law firm deal
Browne Jacobson joins soft skills movement
Ropes & Gray launches social mobility work experience programme
Two lucky participants will go on to receive £20k scholarship, vac scheme place and long-term mentoring courtesy of US law firm
Latest speakers announced as profession gears up for LegalEdCon 2022
Leading figures to descend on Kings Cross as Legal Cheek’s future of legal education and training conference returns this Thursday
On this day, 100 years ago, the first woman was called to the bar
Dr Ivy Williams made history on 10 May 1922