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Revealed: The best law firms for work/life balance 2021
Which firms are offering the best of both worlds?
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Virtual event: How to build an international career at a global law firm in London — with Latham & Watkins, Skadden, Slaughter and May and BARBRI
Thursday 21 January, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually; open to all students, trainees, and...

Law student told to stump up £300 a month for ‘paralegal mentorship’
Exclusive: Lawyers warn Open Uni undergrad Katrina White to steer clear

Allen & Overy kicks off spring retention season with 92% result
34 out of 37 trainees kept on

Top London QC under fire for agreeing to prosecute Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners
Baroness Kennedy describes David Perry's decision as 'a source of shame'

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Disciplinary case against magic circle partner who worked on Harvey Weinstein NDA halted over health concerns
Tribunal finds that proceedings against Allen & Overy's Mark Mansell represented a 'significant risk to life'

Linklaters reports latest gender and ethnicity pay gaps
Magic circle player reveals largely unchanged results

‘Legally Brunette’ TikToker documents life as a UCL law student
Daniella Swinson’s amusing clips have amassed over one million likes

From dreaded commutes to ironing shirts: Lawyers reveal what they don’t miss about office life
Lockdown's 'silver linings'

Law Society president faces misconduct tribunal after High Court rules he has case to answer
David Greene denies allegation he deliberately misled judge and says he fully expects to be cleared

Speakers announced for The SQE Sessions
28 January virtual event marks super-exam launch year; speakers include key figures from law firms and legal education

Junior lawyer virtual event: How to build an international career at a global law firm in London — with Latham & Watkins, Skadden, Slaughter and May and BARBRI
Thursday 21 January 2021; open to all trainees and junior lawyers

Wetherspoon to remove lockdown sceptic posters — including one featuring Lord Sumption
'It is fair to say that a few of the comments are out of date', says pub spokesperson

City law firms increase lawyer leave in light of lockdown 3.0
'Lockdown leave' schemes aimed at working parents and carers

Revealed: Law firms’ average work from home start and finish times 2020-21
Everything has changed over the past 12 months -- but what about working hours for trainee and junior lawyers?

Law Society to probe historical slave trade links
Research proposed by Society's BAME network

Is it worth investing in listed law firms?
Legal profession's stock market performance was poor last year but 2021 could bring a recovery
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Lawyers put in 20 extra work days when working from home
Almost two-thirds hope for hybrid-working once pandemic is over, research reveals