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Hogan Lovells launches pro bono clinic to support public with rising living costs
City lawyers offer guidance on benefits and support funds as energy prices soar
Freshfields and Slaughters follow Clifford Chance in upping LPC maintenance grants by a quarter
Future trainees to receive £12,500 in financial support
Justice minister hits back at Charlotte Proudman’s criticism of court procedure for rape victims
MoJ's David Wolfson rebuts Goldsmith barrister's tweet asserting rape victims 'sit alone, isolated, unable to see what is happening in court'
Meet the Romani trainee solicitor shining a light on the challenges faced by his community
Fil Sys would hide his ethnicity when applying for training contracts but now hopes to challenge stereotypes by launching a new support group, he tells us on International Roma Day
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Cleary Gottlieb criticised for charging out top lawyers at £1,131 an hour
‘No justification at all’ for eye-watering rate, rules Lord Justice Males
Hogan Lovells joins City pay war with improved £107.5k NQ rate
Potential to earn £145k+ with bonus
World law school rankings: Top 20 spots for LSE, UCL, King’s and Edinburgh
Harvard beats Oxbridge -- again
Dentons and ULaw launch separate SQE pathways for paralegals
Law firm and law school giants to help legal workers qualify as solicitors
WFW partner named as British man killed by landslide alongside youngest son
Firm says it will remember and honour 'dear friend and colleague' Mehraab Nazir, 49, who had been hiking in Australia
‘I left law to launch a theatre company and start a family — but now I’ve returned a more well-rounded lawyer’
Cardiff solicitor Hannah Williams reflects on the benefits of a career break
SQE assessment fees to increase by £135
Cost rise comes despite delays and technical issues affecting January results day
Gender pay gap narrows slightly at A&O
'Changes continue to be small', says magic circle player, 'but the overall trend is moving in the right direction'
Give pupillage seekers better feedback, urge rookie barristers
Respondents to Bar Council survey also call on chambers to ditch rejection by silence
Lady Danbury dropped out of law school
Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh left UWE Bristol after two years to pursue acting career, reports claim
Clifford Chance reports ‘class pay gap’
Magic circle firm discloses average difference in pay for staff from working, intermediate and professional backgrounds for first time
Court judgments get a new home… with café, onsite lake and lounging opportunities for law students
A spot of Carbolic Smoke Ball over a coffee?
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