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UK and Ireland bar bodies slam China sanctions on magic circle barristers
Members of Essex Court Chambers hit with penalties last month for allegedly spreading 'lies and disinformation' about treatment of Uighur Muslims
Squire Patton Boggs targets 25% UK female partners by 2026
Firm sets diversity targets for first time
Choose ‘where and when you work’, Irwin Mitchell tells lawyers
National firm set to transform offices into 'collaborative working hubs' as part of post-Covid plans
Bristol Uni law grad, 21, becomes one of the youngest people to pass New York bar
Despite Covid-19 attack a month before the exam
Shoosmiths launches Belfast training contract
First trainee to start in September 2021
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Bikini-clad Kim Kardashian sunbathes whilst studying law
'What law school is this??? Asking for a friend'
Shearman ups NQ lawyer pay to £135,000
Trainees also awarded pay rises
Could junior lawyers be the next digital nomads?
City trainee Inshaal Ahmad weighs up the pros and cons of adopting a nomadic lifestyle in the post-vaccine world
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Linklaters bumps NQ solicitor salaries after Covid cuts
£92.5k plus discretionary bonus
Genocide and torture to be cut from controversial new bill aimed at limiting prosecution of overseas soldiers
Johnny Mercer MP quits over government’s failure to include protections for troops who fought in Northern Ireland
Listed trailblazer snaps up London firm in £30m deal
Rosenblatt 🤝 Memery Crystal
Ministers don’t understand why they can’t just break the law, civil servants claim
Officials say certain politicians just don't get that the rule of law is a thing
Lawyer made false rape claim and arranged to be stabbed in ‘evil’ plot to destroy married barrister lover she met on LinkedIn
Anisah Ahmed, 33, handed discretionary life sentence after framing Iqbal Mohammed, 38, for rape, kidnap and stabbing
Irwin Mitchell dishes out appreciation bonuses and repays furlough cash
Move comes amid flotation rumours
Judge rejects attempt to rescue trainee’s claim form error in £700k case
No leniency shown to rookie who forgot to serve paperwork, despite pandemic
City law firms push ahead with return to office plans
Legal life slowly returns to (a new) normal
Former City lawyer crowned ‘Law Teacher of The Year’
Birmingham University's Emma Flint was nominated by her students and colleagues
Dates announced for The Legal Cheek UK Virtual Law Fairs 2021
The biggest and best virtual careers fairs for future lawyers are back
DWF launches business grad scheme
Roles in finance, HR and marketing up for grabs