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Lawyers working from home urged to donate commute savings to COVID-19 charities
Herbert Smith Freehills associate says City professionals are inadvertently saving up to 13 quid a day
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Over half of courts to close in battle against coronavirus
A network of 157 priority courts will remain open to ensure justice system continues to operate effectively, MoJ says
Home-working Serjeants’ Inn QC drafts hilarious ‘legal notice’ to kids
Prompting other lawyer parents to do the same
Shoosmiths first firm to cancel 2020 summer vacation scheme amid COVID-19 disruption
Exclusive: Candidates will still be considered for training contracts
COVID-19: Financial uncertainty and tech woes force chambers to delay pupillage interviews
But majority to go ahead as planned, says Bar Council
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Virtual Legal Cheek Awards: Shortlist announced for Firm of the Year
Winner to be announced at exclusive online ceremony tonight from 6pm
Exclusive: City law firms to cover vac schemers wasted expenses amid COVID-19 disruption
Large number of spring programmes put on hold
Virus latest: Regulator to relax LPC exam rules
Law schools can apply to run assessments online to avoid delays, SRA confirms
Taylor Wessing extends meditation app to future trainees as it ramps up wellbeing support for home-working lawyers
City outfit set to launch virtual yoga and Skype choir sessions
Freshfields lawyer exits following internal investigation
Second disputes partner to depart in three months
Stephenson Harwood keeps 9 out of 12 spring qualifying trainees
A result of 75%
The 10 best legal social media users of 2020
Starring the 'vlawgers' and legal influencers bringing life to the law
LPC exam delays will have ‘serious implications’ for training contract holders, junior lawyers warn
Junior Lawyers Division offers up alternatives including online exams and coursework
Supreme Court to hear cases via video link as nation goes into lockdown
Building temporarily closed
Number of lawyers using AI tech remains low, Oxford Uni research finds
Hype not matching reality
Vac scheme latest: White & Case, Latham, Mayer Brown and Sidley suspend spring programmes
London-based US law firms heed government advice
COVID-19: MoJ lists which lawyers are ‘key workers’
Their children can attend school or nursery from today