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Freshfields lawyers aghast after senior partner refers to ‘Blacks’ in firm-wide email
Boss Edward Braham apologises and says he is 'committed to learning from this'
DWF defers training contract start dates by six months
Thirty-one new joiners will now start in February
Defence barrister fined £1,000 for ‘pulling faces’ at judge
She also described a decision as ‘insane'
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DLA Piper offers future trainees £10,000 to delay TC start dates by a year
Exclusive: Or £5,000 for six months
Fulham man complains that his aspiring lawyer flatmate (whose TC has been cancelled) is claiming benefits while being financed by mum and dad
His parents pay for his rent, Tube fare, food shops and nights out
Sidley Austin retains all 11 autumn NQ solicitors
One associate-to-be is on a fixed-term contract
Henry Hendron wins appeal against second suspension
BSB concedes case on a technicality unearthed by its own barrister
Dominic Grieve is now a law lecturer
Ex-Attorney General will be a visiting professor at Goldsmiths
BSB: A response to BPTC students’ exam concerns
We will seek to ensure online assessment arrangements are fair for all, writes BSB director of regulatory operations Oliver Hanmer
King’s College London law student tackles case law on TikTok
Handy 60-second explainers cover legal basics -- from contract to criminal law
David Lammy joins Doughty Street Chambers
Barrister turned Labour MP for Tottenham becomes associate tenant
Reed Smith to cut London lawyer roles due to pandemic
‘Targeted redundancy process’ will impact 'small number' of associates and staff, global outfit says
BPTC students urge regulator to reconsider COVID-19 exam plans
93% of bar hopefuls surveyed believe BSB's proposals will negatively impact their performance
My electrician makes more than a junior barrister, ex-judge complains
Sir Richard Henriques aghast at tradespeople out-earning lawyers
Pop star Halsey reveals she’s studying law
Singer plans to sit California bar exam
A&O-O’Melveny mega-merger scuppered by plummeting pound, former magic circle managing partner reveals
Andrew Ballheimer was told bad news while holidaying in Spain
Cleary Gottlieb cancels summer vacation schemes
COVID-19: Hopes to reschedule for later this year
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
National firm to close London office as it looks to embrace permanent remote-working
Slater and Gordon to find smaller hub suitable for post COVID-19 world
Law veteran who turned DLA Piper into a global giant takes over at DWF
Nigel Knowles -- the man behind DLA’s ascent from middling Yorkshire outfit to one of the biggest firms in the world -- takes over from DWF’s long serving leader Andrew Leaitherland