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London law firms Wedlake Bell and Moon Beever to merge
Goes live next month

Australia to open door to UK junior lawyers in post-Brexit trade agreement
Law Society cautions 'practical barriers' around qualifications

Hardwicke to rebrand as Gatehouse Chambers after discovering name has slavery links
Lord Hardwicke was co-author of 1729 legal opinion relied upon by slave owners

Bakers lawyers and staff given option to work remotely up to three days a week
Varied start and finish times too

The people you’ll meet on your virtual vacation scheme
Which one are you?

Virtual student event TODAY with Gowling WLG, Pinsent Masons, DWF and ULaw
Thursday 17 June, from 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually

Kim Kardashian reveals she failed first year law exam — again
Reality TV star scored 463, down from a previous score of 474

City law firm partner struck off for exaggerating billings
Tracey Ann Sheehan ordered to pay costs of £51,615

Weil dishes out £8k Covid bonuses to NQ lawyers
Extra cash for trainees and associates too

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

Virtual student events this week with Freshfields, DWF, Pinsent Masons, Gowling WLG, Hill Dickinson and ULaw
Taking place on Monday and Thursday afternoon

MoneyLaw war reignites as Milbank raises London NQ lawyer pay to $200,000
Weaker dollar obscures effect of rises in UK -- but salary battle is back with a bang! 💥

Largest law firm in the world trims lawyer numbers
Dentons lays off 85 UK employees, including 16 associates

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

Clyde & Co elects first female senior partner
Carolena Gordon takes up new role on 1 July

Freshfields dishes out bonuses following Covid salary freeze
Catch-up cash for UK lawyers and staff

‘The bar must do better at giving pupillage applicants feedback’
BTC graduate and aspiring barrister Kieran Alker recounts his 'frustrating' experience and suggests a way to improve the process

Virtual student event TODAY: Secrets to Success London & South East — with Kingsley Napley, Penningtons, HCR and ULaw
Thursday 10 June, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually

Scottish law student cleared of wrongdoing following probe into ‘offensive’ gender comments
Abertay Uni student Lisa Keogh worries investigation may have impacted her grades

Lawyers of the future could be required to take productivity-boosting drugs, Law Society predicts
Legal workforce could drop by almost 50% in 'disruptive' vision of 2050 profession