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London’s Ely Place Chambers to close after 20 years
Some barristers mull launching 'virtual' set

Video: Legal life before and after COVID-19
From City law to social distancing

‘Will coronavirus cost me my magic circle TC?’
I'm due to start in August 2022

30% of pupillage places in limbo, COVID-19 survey finds
Barrister hopefuls face anxious wait

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Norton Rose Fulbright asks lawyers to work four-day week in response to virus crisis
Global giant adopted similar measures during 2008-9 financial crisis

Former Attorney General records children’s bedtime story while in lockdown
Soothe your little ones to sleep with the distinctive dulcet tones of Geoffrey Cox QC

LSE law student drafts ‘Zoom Class Act 2020’ as lectures go online
Hung on her bedroom door

Law school giants announce SQE speakers for LegalEdCon 2020
Conference goes virtual, taking place as scheduled on Thursday 14 May

Law under lockdown: Junior lawyers share their home-working experiences
Some love it, some not so much…

Cambridge Uni law students express ‘serious concern’ over COVID-19 exam plans
Some undergrads won't be given formal 2:2, 2:1 and first classifications under current proposals

Drunk deputy head of chambers headbutted junior female colleague outside Calvin Klein underwear store
Details of assault conviction for suspended Rashid Ahmed now revealed

Get supermarket staff to witness your legal docs during lockdown, says law firm
Does COVID-19 advice miss the mark?

Exclusive: Bat appreciation group threatens legal action over COVID-19 source claims
Online assertions based on evidence that isn't 'ultra-sound', claims group's chairman

Private school kids continue to dominate corporate law
'Much more work to be done', says SRA chief

Remote hearings resource hub launches in wake of virus pandemic
Richard Susskind-led platform comes as lawyers turn to tech to keep justice system functioning

Vlogging magic circle trainee reflects on life in lockdown
‘I’ve lost freedom, structure and purpose’

A poem: Rime of the ancient barrister
With apologies to the legendary poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Nottingham Trent Uni waives law student accommodation fees
Coronavirus: But uni's vice chancellor slams private third-party housing providers refusing to cancel rent costs

Further top law firms confirm spring vacation scheme suspensions
Clyde & Co, Gowling WLG, Burges Salmon, Stephenson Harwood and TLT