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Barristers dish out career wisdom to mark A-Level results day
Exams scrapped in wake of coronavirus mean sixth-formers receive grades based on predictions and schools' past performance
Proctoring problems: Bar students urinate in bottles and buckets over fears online exams will be terminated
One barrister hopeful is said to have worn an adult diaper
TikToking law firm partner hits back at fellow lawyer’s claim she doesn’t ‘work very hard’
'I’m annualising 2,800 hours this year'
BPTC students report being locked out of online ethics exam
BSB says the 'great majority' did manage to finish their assessment
Norton Rose Fulbright latest to cut NQ solicitor pay
Confirms 87% trainee retention score
The lawyer who could be the first female US President
Joe Biden's running mate Kamala Harris is the California senator and served as the state's attorney general
Farewell freebies? 7 City firms pledge greener trainee recruitment practices
Reduction in merch and limit to on-campus travel among possible changes
White & Case records 88% trainee retention and introduces remote international secondments
Two on fixed-term contracts
Love Island solicitor Rosie Williams to launch lawyer-inspired clothing line
'I found it impossible to find really nice workwear that wasn’t going to break the bank', she tells Legal Cheek
Linklaters trims NQ solicitor pay packets by 10%
Last of the magic circle to reveal post-pandemic pay position
A life of crime
Chris Daw QC on life at the bar, his newly released book and venture into ‘vlawging’
Baker McKenzie retains 14 out 17 autumn qualifying trainees
A score of 82%
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Concerned girlfriend goes public with boyfriend’s plan to quit law school to become podcaster
‘How do I convince him this is the worst idea ever?’ she asks in Reddit post
Top US law firm reports itself to the SRA after libel trial is Zoomed around the world
McDermott Will & Emery in hot water over breach of judge's order
Herbert Smith Freehills retains 22 of 32 autumn qualifying trainees
One on fixed-term deal
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Clyde & Co cuts junior lawyer pay by £2,000 and confirms 90% retention
Training contract numbers at the firm increase
Former City lawyer charged with fraud over missing Commonwealth money
His wife, a fellow lawyer and anti-corruption expert, also faces separate charges