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Law firm embraces ‘legal glamping’ in response to pandemic
April King opts for eye-catching tent solution as lawyers prepare to return to office
Cambridge University moves law lectures online until summer 2021
COVID-19: Prestigious institution first to set out measures for full academic year
Ban for paralegal who stole £294,000 from law firm
Former BLM employee 'acted dishonestly', says regulator
Super-exam questions to be checked for ‘cultural bias’ so BAME candidates not disadvantaged
Regulator plans to recruit diverse pool of question writers and assessors
Solicitor chief exec secures spot on ‘Rich List’ with £130 million fortune
Knights' David Beech joint 923rd
SQE latest: City Consortium’s non-law trainees will need to complete GDL-style conversion course
Exclusive: Influential group of six also hope future rookies will sit both parts of super-exam prior to starting TCs
Salford Uni law student killed in ‘senseless’ drive-by shooting
Murder investigation launched following death of Aya Hachem on Sunday
Oxford University lays out blueprint for training future lawyers in the tech age
Skills gaps must be filled to meet client demand for tech-enhanced legal services, say academics
Manchester University confirms all law lectures from next term will be delivered online
Social distancing measures may remain in place for some time meaning traditional fresher experience could look very different
Not being allowed to work from home among top COVID-19 concerns to lawyer-wellbeing helpline
LawCare stats released to mark start of Mental Health Awareness Week
Simmons & Simmons and Akin Gump summer vacation schemes move online
As Eversheds explores similar option
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Orrick pushes back training contract assessments ‘until early 2021’
Exclusive: Felt virtual assessments would not offer applicants same level of insight into trainee life
BPP, Hertfordshire and Plymouth law schools recognised for pro bono efforts
Trio scoop LawWorks gongs
An open letter to law firms considering deferring training contracts
They should look to the past before making decisions on trainees' futures
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Linklaters’ lawyer scoops £32,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Peter Hudson foiled in bid for more dosh by question about charities
COVID-19: Meet the Queen Mary law student working on the frontline
Megan Evers puts healthcare experience to good use during pandemic
Kaplan given go-ahead to assess solicitor apprentices
Follows appointment to run SQE
Over 60% of legal staff want to work from home post-lockdown
Not having to commute top reason for ditching the office
COVID-19: Bar exams to go online
But not before August