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10 ways to boost your chances of securing a training contract during lockdown
Learn a new skill, start a vlog, attend virtual law fairs and write for Legal Cheek -- there's plenty to do
Bar regulator’s COVID-19 exam proposals could prejudice female students
Former BPTC student and future barrister Sarah Ismail considers why
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Law on lockdown: The dissertation pic round-up
*Adds Photoshop skills to LinkedIn*
Guess the law firm emoji quiz
Twenty of the country's top law firms illustrated using emoticons
SRA defends decision to prosecute junior lawyer who lost work briefcase
Claire Louise Matthews has lodged appeal against strike off
Falling through the cracks of the furlough scheme — a NQ lawyer’s perspective
'I feel I have effectively been forced out of the profession', a junior family solicitor writes
Rookie solicitor puts training contract on hold to work in coronavirus-battered pharmacies
King's grad Thorrun Govind dusts off pharmacy qualifications during pandemic
Family barrister becomes one of the UK’s first hijab-wearing judges
Raffia Arshad wants ‘to make sure the sound of diversity is heard loud and clear'
Hand sanitiser, face masks and temperature testing — legal life post-lockdown
City firms plan lawyers return
Petition launched to add law student killed in drive-by shooting to solicitors roll
Barrister Sahar Farooqi urges legal community to honour Aya Hachem's passing -- but regulator says its hands are tied
Legal Cheek Podcast: How aspiring lawyers can make the most of lockdown
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Millennial lawyers aren’t ‘work-shy, ill-informed or lazy’
Academics Andrew Francis and Lydia Bleasdale outline the challenges facing younger lawyers and the importance of managing expectations
Tuesday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend
Osborne Clarke to reduce solicitor pay by 7%
City firm takes 'unfortunate but prudent decision' to mitigate COVID-19 financial impact
‘My online vac scheme is shorter — can I still ask the firm to pay me in full?’
I budgeted on receiving a three-week salary
Slaughter and May cuts NQ lawyer pay to £87,000
COVID-19: Move comes just weeks after magic circle player suspended partner distributions
60% of legal workers think firms should be doing more to support remote working
But three quarters say lockdown has shown they can work effectively from home
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Law students pessimistic about pandemic career prospects, survey shows
But future trainees think their TC offers will still be honoured