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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Don’t just give SQE trainees ‘repetitive admin tasks’, regulator warns law firms
SRA seeks to protect rookies qualifying under new regime
Baker McKenzie tells lawyers to keep Wednesdays meeting-free to ‘combat Zoom fatigue’
And 1-2pm on other work days
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Clifford Chance restores NQ lawyer pay following COVID cut
Exclusive: £100k package returns
Virtual student event TODAY: An afternoon with Mayer Brown’s London managing partner, Sally Davies
Friday 11 December, 2pm to 4pm, taking place virtually
Prioritise terminally ill during COVID vaccine roll-out, urges Pinsent Masons comms chief
Fred Banning has stage four bowel cancer
More law firms pay back furlough funds
DAC Beachcroft and Bevan Brittan follow host of City firms in returning government cash
Virtual student event TODAY: Exploring the challenges and opportunities for Black lawyers in the COVID-19 age — with Shearman & Sterling
Thursday 10 December, 4pm to 5pm, taking place virtually
Clifford Chance ditches ‘Dear Sirs’ and ‘Chairman’ in inclusivity push
Magic circle player calls time on gendered language in legal correspondence following similar moves by Freshfields and Quinn Emanuel
Underpaid, stressed and bullied: Experiences of BAME solicitors laid bare in new report
Law Society research compares experiences of black, asian and minority ethnic solicitors with white counterparts
Home-working: 3 out of 4 solicitors experiencing feelings of isolation and lack of motivation
Cracks beginning to show in WFH model, particularly among juniors, report finds
Starts Monday: The Legal Cheek Winter Virtual Vacation Scheme
Monday 14 December to Wednesday 16 December
Simmons & Simmons sets 30% ethnic minority target for trainees
Aims to achieve greater racial diversity by 2025
A&O and Clifford Chance dish out bonuses to US lawyers
Year-end and special cash rewards
Barrister reprimanded for refusing breath test
Gave no comment interview
Sexy Starmer was not the model for Bridget Jones heartthrob Darcy, author reveals
Helen Fielding puts much-loved rumour to rest but insists Labour leader is lush
Lawyers hit out at US law firm Quinn Emanuel’s ‘dread’ advert
Full-page in FT
Law prof drafts in Tiger King’s Carole Baskin to motivate students
Netflix star features in inspirational vid
Nottingham Law School reveals SQE prep courses
Fees still unknown
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend