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9 things City lawyers miss about the office — as told by The Office GIFs
With help from Michael Scott and the gang

Will the SQE kill the GDL?
Legal Cheek talks to the main players to see where they stand on the law conversion course

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

‘This has to stop’: Legal aid lawyers report receiving online threats after vilification by politicians and press
Legal aid firm Duncan Lewis says it's getting 'threatening messages' after hostile coverage

The perfect law grad is a ‘team player’ with ‘excellent communication skills’, according to research
Data bods use job ads to identify key qualities employers seek from legally-minded uni leavers

BPP law student swims 200 lengths of local pool — in a mermaid tail
Raises money for legal charities

Junior barrister hits back at Boris Johnson’s ‘hamstrung’ justice comment in viral Twitter thread
PM waded into government's 'lefty lawyers' saga yesterday

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Tribunal fines solicitor convicted of sexually assaulting 18-year-old woman at taxi rank
Ravi Khosla hit with £17.5k penalty following 'moment of complete madness'

Law Society: Lawyers could face physical attacks following Home Secretary speech
Priti Patel lashed out at 'lefty lawyers' and 'do-gooders' during conference address

Future Pinsent Masons trainee to fund law scholarship with proceeds of new book
Matthew Berrick's Legal Insider provides 'unfiltered insights' from top City lawyers

White & Case ups NQ solicitor pay to £130k — a boost of £25k
Trainees and associates also handed sizeable rises

Supreme Court president: I want a BAME justice within six years
Lord Reed also discusses 'appalling' treatment of junior barrister mistaken for defendant, in new wide-ranging interview
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

DWF to use government apprentice levy to fund new SQE solicitor training programme for graduates
Replaces training contract from January 2022

Tequila and torts! Law student Kim Kardashian downs shots in late night study sesh with lawyer mentors
'Cocktails and contracts' and 'crunk and crim' could be on the cards

BPP students’ frustration over exam clash with winter vac scheme dates
Exclusive: Law school says it's 'unfortunate' and they 'have the opportunity to attend a 2021 scheme'

Junior criminal barristers earning less than minimum wage, Bar Council warns
Forced to take second and even third jobs to 'make ends meet'

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

Family court rejects 41-year-old solicitor’s attempt to sue parents for financial support
An 'unedifying and really rather sad dispute'

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