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The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
China bans magic circle chambers over alleged human rights ‘disinformation’
Country accuses London's Essex Court Chambers of spreading 'lies' about treatment of Uighur Muslims
US law firms hand London associates spring bonuses of up to £47k
Milbank, Skadden, Paul Hastings and Goodwin Procter splash the cash 🤑
Revealed: The top barristers by Supreme Court appearances
Academic Dr Mikołaj Barczentewicz crunches the numbers to compile lawyer league table
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Ex-A&O boss resurfaces at NewLaw firm
Andrew Ballheimer left magic circle outfit in October last year
Mum uses OnlyFans to fund daughter’s law degree
Pulls in £14k a month 🤳
Two women lead Law Society for first time
I. Stephanie Boyce and Lubna Shuja also first people of colour to hold top two roles at solicitors' body
BPP sold to private equity giant
TDR Capital snaps up education provider
ULaw strikes training deal with Newcastle Law School
Will deliver range of courses, including SQE prep, from Russell Group uni's campus
Legal Cheek launches first-ever SQE Providers guide
Get the low-down on all the major legal educators' prep courses, including fees, scholarships and more
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'