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Trainee solicitor jailed for rape has sentence increased
Appeal court hands ex-Cripps rookie 16 year term after Solicitor General steps in
JLD: Think again before prosecuting vulnerable lawyers
Open letter urges SRA to review approach where mental health or toxic working environments play role in alleged misconduct
Slaughters, Bakers, Bird & Bird, Skadden and Debevoise move to virtual vacation schemes
New online offerings to mirror in-office experience but will be shorter than originally planned
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Legal workers Zoom meeting interrupted by naked colleague
They'd been chatting about civil procedure when 'Ben' appeared starkers on screen
Aspiring barrister left devastated after receiving pupillage offer in ‘error’
Holly Hickman had already informed her family and friends
UK legal vacancies plunge 75% during pandemic
Job applications also tumble, new research reveals
Call for pupillage candidates to get more emotional support
Junior barrister Malvika Jaganmohan urges chambers to ditch 'rejection by silence' as she reflects on her own personal battles in candid blog post
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Bar Council clarifies position on whether law centres are proper lawyers
Statement on coronavirus funding sparks commotion online
Deloitte scraps summer legal internships — offers interns £500 instead
Big Four player to run voluntary four-week virtual mentorship programme, as more law firms cancel vacation schemes in view of COVID-19
Kennedys launches SQE-ready solicitor apprenticeship for graduates
New 30-month TC alternative enables trainees to earn while they learn
BPP students to get taste of ‘real-world practice’ with virtual law firm launch
Law school giant teams up with AI specialist to create new tech learning tools
COVID-19: ULaw launches £750,000 career changer scholarship fund
Law school to provide support to those whose careers have been impacted by pandemic
Keele University law lecturer channels inner Eminem in criminal law rap
'Intention! It gives me tension! Too many cases to mention!' ?
Meet the Insta-influencers combining fitness with law
Flexing their legal minds and muscles ? ?♀️
Legal Twitter reacts after ‘white van man’ questions Keir Starmer’s ‘working class’ roots
Posts pic of barrister and Labour leader wearing traditional legal get-up
‘Well said, Lord Sumption’: Elon Musk backs former Supreme Court judge’s warning that lockdown breaches human rights
Mighty tech and legal minds unite
Former Milbank junior lawyer probed over ‘opportunistic’ COVID-19 mentoring site
Singapore-based associate accused of targeting vulnerable TC hunters with costly online offering
Nottingham Law School appoints new executive dean ahead of SQE prep course launch
Jenny Chapman assumes top role
Ban for SRA paralegal following child abuse conviction
He can no longer work in the legal profession without former employer's permission