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Macfarlanes posts 80% spring trainee retention score

One rookie leaves to set up healthcare business

Apr 14 2020 12:17pm

Inns of Court to launch emergency relief fund for junior barristers

Wealthy foursome will also 'relieve hardship' on chambers' rental obligations

Apr 14 2020 11:09am

Trainees should qualify on time as Professional Skills Course moves online, says regulator

Law school giants ULaw, BPP and BARBRI Altior make provisions to deliver large number of modules remotely

Apr 14 2020 9:43am

Round-up from the Easter Weekend

The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend

Apr 14 2020 8:13am

Paralegal loses job after saying Boris Johnson ‘completely deserves’ COVID-19

Criminal defence firm VHS Fletchers disowns former employee

Apr 9 2020 1:09pm

City law firms introduce belt-tightening measures in wake of COVID-19

Furloughs, pay cuts and partner profit deferrals

Apr 9 2020 12:11pm

Hogan Lovells makes training contract offers early as it cancels summer vacation schemes

Exclusive: Some candidates offered winter vacation scheme places

Apr 9 2020 11:22am

City law firms give insights into SQE plans

Legal Cheek-BARBRI super-exam survey results revealed

Apr 9 2020 10:30am

Domestic abuse support app and social care chatbot win SRA tech challenge

RCJ Advice and Mencap scoop £100,000 prize

Apr 9 2020 9:36am
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Best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Apr 9 2020 8:25am

Veteran family law barrister suspended for twice breaking family court injunction

Sami Ur Rahman convicted of breaching non-molestation order taken out by ex-girlfriend

Apr 8 2020 3:40pm

Eversheds Sutherland launches chatroom app to combat lawyer loneliness during lockdown

Open House features range of discussion areas including wellbeing, hobbies and kidzone

Apr 8 2020 10:43am

Top City firms freeze junior lawyer pay in response to virus pandemic

HSF, Freshfields and A&O among outfits to introduce belt-tightening measures

Apr 8 2020 9:23am

COVID-19: Clifford Chance summer vacation scheme goes virtual

New online offering to feature networking sessions, cooking and yoga classes too

Apr 7 2020 4:53pm

Magic circle firms reveal gender pay gap results

As government confirms reporting requirements scrapped in light of COVID-19 outbreak

Apr 7 2020 12:02pm

Don’t launch solicitor super-exam during a global pandemic

Durham Uni Law School chief urges regulator to postpone SQE

Apr 7 2020 10:43am

Coronavirus has got nothing on the 2008 financial crisis, says ex-Clifford Chance boss

Tony Williams reckons the pandemic is less of a threat to law firms than the crash

Apr 7 2020 9:18am

Newly qualified solicitor struck off over lost work briefcase

Junior lawyer's fate was sealed when she lied to colleagues about the incident

Apr 6 2020 2:26pm

Open University law student wins battle against police over car seizure

Officers failed to comply with regulations, investigation finds

Apr 6 2020 12:00pm

Lawyers lead country as Raab steps in for hospitalised PM and Starmer wins Labour crown

Ex-Links associate and Doughty Street barrister in the spotlight

Apr 6 2020 11:07am

Trainees flock home to mum and dad amid coronavirus pandemic

Be a magic circle hotshot from your childhood bedroom

Apr 6 2020 9:22am