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BARBRI to offer £6k SQE prep course
Total cost with exam fees is under £10,000
Exam waiver ‘not an option now or in the future’, says BSB
Fallout between regulator and students rumbles on
Charles Russell Speechlys retains 19 NQ solicitors
Two on fixed-term deals
Kim Kardashian opts to study criminal law over sleep
Queen bee of reality TV updates followers on legal exploits
BPP rebuffs claims it prioritised study materials for ‘consortium’ TC holders
Law school giant partly upholds four of 27 complaints made by LPC students
Salford theatre to host real criminal trials
Eight new ‘Nightingale Courts’ announced as part of plans to address COVID-19 impact on justice system
Lamborghini-driving Aussie criminal barrister in legal row over ‘offensive’ number plate
'LGOPNR' = leg opener
Legal Services Board delays decision to accept or reject SQE
Hold-up comes as group representing more than 4,000 legal academics urge refusal
DAC Beachcroft litigation exec banned for naming client on Facebook
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9 City law firms named top LGBT employers
Stonewall list recognises efforts to create inclusive workplaces
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
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Squire Patton Boggs reopens Manchester office after employees test positive for COVID-19
Closed earlier this week ‘out of an abundance of caution’
2021 TCs will be mix of online and onsite learning, say City firms
Some have already begun remote trainee inductions in response to pandemic
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Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Bar students won’t be told their exam results before resits
BSB says it's not possible to release grades sooner for 'quality assurance' reasons
Milbank dishes out COVID bonuses to London junior lawyers
Associates can receive between £5,800 and £30,800, depending on experience
George Floyd trial to be shown live on British TV
US outfit Court TV to broadcast criminal trials from across the pond
Lord Keen QC resigns in row over Brexit bill
Will Robert Buckland follow?
The days of Conservatives wanting to lock fewer people up are over
Unlike his recent predecessors, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland wants to see more people in prison, says CJ McKinney