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Barrister who broke hotel receptionist’s jaw with hockey stick avoids disbarment
Felix Joel Evans is about to become a solicitor despite GBH conviction
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BSB reveals bar exam pass rates following summer proctoring problems
Scores consistent with previous years, says regulator -- if you don't count students who encountered IT issues
Kirkland & Ellis chopping boards are actually a thing
MoneyLaw firm makes move into kitchenware?
City law firms repay government furlough money
Norton Rose Fulbright, Herbert Smith Freehills and Osborne Clarke wind back cost-cutting measures after performance exceeds expectations
Majority of law school websites don’t mention SQE, research finds
Only 8% give some detail about new course provision
Suspension for barrister convicted of GBH
Also fined £2k
DWF retains 25 of 39 trainee solicitors
Six on fixed-term deals
‘I’d be shouted at because I left the pub at 10 o’clock rather than 11pm’, says bullied former pupil barrister
New bar study finds rookies ‘particularly vulnerable’ to bullying and harassment
Russell Group unis launch partnership with new SQE provider
Students at Manchester University and King's College London will be offered BARBRI SQE workshops and fee discounts
Hogan Lovells keeps 20 out of 29 autumn NQ solicitors
Two on fixed-term contracts
Baker McKenzie lawyer, 32, becomes one of the UK’s youngest judges
Completed TC in 2012
Law student gives birth during bar exam
Finishes assessment the next day
Notorious RBG’s possible US Supreme Court replacement faces four-day confirmation showdown
Politically-charged process kicks off today
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
New era of home-working could spell the end for sky-high City lawyer salaries, Big Four legal boss warns
PwC partner Ed Stacey reckons it's getting harder to justify regional pay differences
9 things City lawyers miss about the office — as told by The Office GIFs
With help from Michael Scott and the gang