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COVID attack on UCL law student racially motivated, court finds
Jonathan Mok suffered fractured nose and broken cheekbone following assault

ULaw LPC students given exam on a topic they hadn’t covered
Exclusive: University has issued new assessment and extended submission deadline

Legal training provider reveals £2,890 SQE1 online prep course
Law Training Centre enters super-exam training market

Former ‘Lord of LinkedIn’ Alan Blacker resurfaces on TikTok
Struck off solicitor directs fans to flashy legal website

Pupil barristers take to Twitter to mark first day on the job
Social media posts come as Gateway reopens today

Revealed: The most eco-friendly law firms 2020-21
‘Sustainability’ may have been one of the prominent buzzwords of 2020 but which law firms would David Attenborough be proud of?
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the New Years break

A year in the world of Legal Cheek: The top 15 stories of 2020
From law firm dog walkers to Sumption slamming lockdown measures -- can you guess which article was our most viewed?

Revealed: The best law firms for peer support and partner approachability 2020-21
Legal Cheek’s exclusive survey identifies firms with best culture

First-ever SQE exam dates announced
SQE1 to take place on 8 and 11 November 2021, with SQE2 in April 2022

Santa’s flouting of Covid rules set to spark legal chaos
Future pupil barrister Laurence Cooper imagines the UK government's response to unregulated, unauthorised visits by Father Christmas

The legal issues you missed in 7 of your favourite Christmas movies
The seemingly innocent Christmas films rife with criminal activity

Former Skadden solicitor pardoned by President Trump
The King’s College London law grad was charged with making false statements in connection with the Mueller investigation

The Nativity in the time of Covid
For the purposes of this discussion, Nazareth and Bethlehem are treated as if they are in Tier 4 Covid regulations

The big fat Legal Cheek quiz of the year 2020
It's been a strange 12 months... but how much do you remember?

Corona-regs barrister launches law centre fundraiser
Doughty Street Chambers’ Adam Wagner targets £15,000
RPC latest firm to hand junior lawyers pay rises
More evidence of corporate legal sector’s resilience to the pandemic

Magic circle QC trades commercial bar megabucks for unpaid government gig
David Wolfson says farewell to One Essex Court millions

Law firm bill tweet sparks heated chargeable hour debate
'An industry waiting to be disrupted one day'

Revealed: The best law firms for working from home
From generous WFH budgets to team catch-ups via Zoom -- which law firms have adapted the best to the new way of working?