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Virtual student event TODAY: Managing global legal risk — with Norton Rose Fulbright
Tuesday 21 September, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually

Magistrate rebuked for calling junior barrister ‘huffy’ after she was mistaken for defendant three times in one day
Jacqueline Mitchell handed formal warning for 'ill judged' tweet

Junior solicitor fined over ‘threatening’ tweets to MPs
Ex-Shoosmiths associate admits inciting abuse against politicians after SRA investigation

Should future lawyers avoid wearing brown shoes?
Unwritten rule touches a nerve

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Virtual student events THIS WEEK with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Linklaters and Norton Rose Fulbright
This coming Tuesday 21, Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 September

Slaughters joins magic circle rivals in upping trainee pay
Second boost this year

‘Can I bring my girlfriend on my international secondment?’
We've been living apart for some time and would both be miserable having to be separated again 👫

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

SQE provider BARBRI launches diversity project with law firms, universities and charity
£75k pledged so far to help broaden entry into legal profession

Top chambers join forces to launch new diversity mentoring scheme
Targets bar hopefuls seeking to specialise in planning, property and public law

Cabinet reshuffle: ex-magic circle rookie Raab appointed Justice Sec
Replaces barrister Robert Buckland

Cyber-hacked barristers win High Court judgment against ‘persons unknown’
Judge orders mystery criminals to hand over any info they may have obtained

Addleshaw Goddard latest to launch legal technologist grad scheme
Two-year scheme run from regional and Scotland offices

The October Legal Cheek UK Virtual Law Fair is nearly here
Featuring 60+ leading law firms, including all the magic circle, and leading US, international and national firms

From picnics to kebabs: lawyers car eating habits revealed in new research
Over a quarter dine in their vehicles daily

Former City lawyer jailed over £600k frauds
Joshua Brien previously worked for the Commonwealth Secretariat and US law firm Cooley

Debevoise follows MoFo with London office vaccine mandate
New policy applies to staff and visitors 💉

Teen tennis star Emma Raducanu shelves law degree plans after epic US Open win
She fancied becoming a barrister, reports claim