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Ex-Supreme Court judge Lord Kerr dies aged 72
He retired from the bench two months ago
Law school enters SQE market with £3k prep course
QLTS School package covers both SQE1 and SQE2; with exam fees it will slash total cost of qualifying as a solicitor to just over £7k; students can pay more for additional support
Ex-Eversheds Sutherland legal assistant banned after faking manager’s signature
On CILEx application
Revealed: The EU countries where lawyers earn the most
UK lawyers earn £64k on average -- the third highest salary beaten only by Switzerland and Germany
Target BAME aspiring barristers with pupillage opportunities, BSB tells chambers in ‘anti-racist statement’
Regulator launches action plan
DWF launches lawtech training seat geared towards STEM grads
Six-month pilot launches in February 2021
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual student event THIS TUESDAY: The future of work — with Shoosmiths
Tuesday 1 December, from 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
Ex-Freshfields partner wins High Court appeal against misconduct finding
The SDT’s decision to fine Ryan Beckwith £35,000 has been quashed
Legal profession making ‘significant progress’ on diversity — but top roles remain a problem
Lawyers disproportionately likely to come from privileged backgrounds, report finds
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Dentons triggers redundancy consultation with launch of ‘virtual roles’
Up to 24 lawyer positions at risk
SRA rebukes Reed Smith over rule breach
Global outfit 'failed to properly distinguish between itself and its connected practice' when dealing with freezing order
Osborne Clarke to repay lawyer COVID salary cuts
Performance exceeds expectations for first half of financial year
Virtual student event TODAY: ESG and the law — with Herbert Smith Freehills
Thursday 26 November, from 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
Liverpool John Moores law grad goes mega-viral with McDonald’s job application tweet
Knock-back leads to legal role lead
Taylor Wessing to allow lawyers to work from home up to 50% of time
New measure includes trainees
Furloughed solicitor launches lockdown cookie business
Sarah King juggles baking sweet treats alongside criminal casework 🍪
The Legal Cheek December Virtual Law Fair
Thursday 3 December, featuring over 60 law firms
IBA conference: Amal Clooney marks the end of ‘regressive leadership and moral bankruptcy’ of Trump era in media freedom talk
Session also highlights attacks on free expression