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Canterbury University law student urges private landlords to waive final rent fees
Some students expected to pay upwards of £2,000 for rooms no longer in use during COVID-19 lockdown
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Disciplinary tribunal against former Baker McKenzie boss restarts via Zoom
Ex-managing partner Gary Senior accused of kissing junior lawyer in hotel room
Research: Over 70% of young barristers won’t survive six months in practice
Bar Council warns future of the bar looks 'bleak' in wake of pandemic
Will success of home-working prompt firms to rethink their plush City offices?
Pandemic puts question mark over corporate law's love-affair with swanky spaces
Shearman & Sterling lawyers offered six month sabbaticals for 30% pay
As Reed Smith introduces unpaid leave scheme
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Lady Hale uses lockdown to write her memoirs
The former Supreme Court president has secured a two-book deal
SRA: Trainees can qualify before completing Professional Skills Course
But must finish all modules within one year of being admitted
Legal Cheek Podcast: Meet the Durham Uni law student tackling mental health
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University of Oxford’s Professor Rebecca Williams to deliver future of legal education keynote at LegalEdCon
Conference takes place virtually on 14 May
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Largest law firm in the world asks staff to work four-day week in wake of pandemic
Dentons follows Norton Rose Fulbright in implementing voluntary flexible working arrangements
Sussex Uni law student leads call for tuition fee cuts as lectures move online
COVID-19: Petition received almost 300 student signatures
Biotech start-up calls on law firms to donate acetate sheets for PPE production
Plastic A4 covers converted into face masks for NHS workers
London lawyer in Frozen lockdown parody
Charlotte Fisher dons Disney character Elsa get-up to raise funds for NHS charities
Solicitor struck off after losing work briefcase launches appeal crowdfunder
Claire Louise Matthews now has a pro bono legal team after going unrepresented at disciplinary hearing
Clifford Chance defers partner profits and freezes salary reviews in wake of virus
Follows similar financial measures by magic circle counterparts
How law students can make the most of the lockdown
From virtual vac schemes to volunteering -- wannabe lawyers should use their time wisely, advises LPC student Charlotte Capper
Irwin Mitchell delays trainee start dates by six months in response to pandemic
Exclusive: New starters will now join in February 2021