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‘Should I work as a paralegal at the firm I’ve secured a training contract with?’
I planned to fill the gap with legal work but the job market is flat so options are limited, writes one Legal Cheek reader
Virtual Pride 2020: Law firms move celebrations online in light of COVID-19
Bingo, discos and virtual 'voguing' -- a lot is going on(line) in recognition of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Hogan Lovells cuts NQ pay and freezes salaries for some trainees
Exclusive: Second year rookies to remain on first year salaries
Doughty Street junior barrister launches first legal outfitter for women
'Women have been at the bar for over 100 years and men are still the default when it comes to legal dress,' Karlia Lykourgou tells Legal Cheek
Re-hearing ordered in child custody case after US judge accepted Facebook friend request from the mother
She liked 18 of the judge's Facebook posts
Top paying magic circle firm keeps NQ pay at £100k
Freshfields freeze; fellow big payer HSF also declines to cut
Pregnant law firm partner calls out top QC for ‘every day sexism’
DWF's Naomi Pryde says unnamed silk contacted a male junior lawyer about her case, assuming she'd be 'indisposed'
CMS posts 72% trainee retention score
44 out of 61
Allen & Overy reopens City HQ on ‘permission-only basis’
Distancing measures put in place
Over half of legal workers stressed about job hunting amid coronavirus
One in four have put their search on hold
New Instagram account allows City lawyers to anonymously submit their ‘juicy secrets’
'Magic Circle Confessions' launched earlier this month
Dentons rolls out ‘track and trace’ system as it reopens London office
Will operate at 25% capacity with no movement between floors
Revealed: The practice areas most (and least) impacted by coronavirus
Lockdown has hit certain specialisms hardest -- but there are reasons for optimism, writes LexisNexis marketing chief Christopher O’Connor
Harvard trumps Oxbridge in global law school rankings — again
World league table looks at key criteria including employer and academic reputation
Ban for rookie solicitor who ‘falsified’ LPC certificate to dupe regulator
Kulvinder Kooner was applying to be added to the roll
New legal aid rules threaten access to justice for asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants, young lawyers warn
Young Legal Aid Lawyers urge Legal Cheek readers to back motion to block regulations
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Ex-Baker McKenzie boss who attempted to kiss junior lawyer fined £55,000
Amounted to serious professional misconduct, tribunal finds
Junior lawyers call for super-exam delay as it warns MCQs may be too easy
War of words between JLD and regulator rumbles on
