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Ban for junior solicitor who faked colleague’s signature during training contract
Claimed to have authorisation
Nottingham Law School unveils SQE prep course prices
£8k combined cost for law grads
DLA Piper targets 30% global female partnership by 2025
Linklaters ups gender diversity target after missing previous aim
Barrister suspended for six months over sexual comments to female mini-pupil
Second disciplinary tribunal finding against Robert Kearney
Re-hearing for junior solicitor struck off after losing work briefcase
Follows crowdfunding appeal
Holiday counts towards billable hours, Orrick tells London lawyers
US firm to credit 40 hours of bonus-eligible time to encourage lawyers to truly 'unplug' for a week
Vlogging criminal lawyer gives case law the rocker treatment
Leather biker jacket ✅ 80s heavy metal band t-shirt ✅ Rock'n'roll haircut ✅
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
From textbooks under pillows to the Legally Blonde soundtrack: Our readers’ weird revision rituals and pre-exam superstitions revealed
‘I used to watch Harry Potter the night before every exam and guess what: I have a first-class degree’
Top lockdown concern among pupil barristers? A lack of networking opportunities
'Zoom events just don't cut it'
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Law firms’ soaring share prices yield Bitcoin-esque rewards 🚀
Some investors who took the plunge last year sitting on huge profits
SRA reveals further SQE exam dates
Confirmation of sittings beyond transitional years for 2023/4
A&O anticipates 40% home-working after lockdown
Office will remain ‘incredibly important’ for culture and personal development, says magic circle firm
How to hack a judge’s brain with science
New research shows how judges can fall into psychological traps when making decisions
SQE training provider reveals £6k online prep course
Law Training Centre's combined cost with exam fees is just over £10k
Hogan Lovells retains 17 of 21 qualifying trainees
Two on fixed term deals
Linklaters in-house tech start-up takes on firm trainees
Six-month seat option forms part of magic circle outfit’s training contract programme
Freshfields latest to let lawyers work from home up to half the time
Interim measure includes trainees
Trainees slam remote-working
"All the old farts who bang on about WFH being 'the future' need to read this"