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Taylor Wessing to cut trainee pay and hours by 8%
International player set to introduce flexi-working scheme in response to pandemic
Lawyers are ‘biggest threat to reopening the economy’, claims financial journalist
Prepare for tide of litigation post-lockdown Michael Lynn forecasts
Kent University launches coronavirus LLM
New masters in law and health focuses on pandemic response
A&O follows Clifford Chance, Freshfields and Slaughters with virtual vacation scheme
Mayer Brown, White & Case and Travers Smith summer internships also move online
Aspiring lawyer successfully sues twin sister for £96,000 after she crashed car while sneezing
Injuries hinder future legal career, court finds
Vlogging magic circle trainee Eve Cornwell takes on Mike Ross in Suits mock trial
She gives herself only five minutes to construct a legal argument
Herbert Smith Freehills cancels 2020 summer vacation schemes
Exclusive: Candidates instead being invited to interview for TCs, with those successful offered place on virtual scheme
Eversheds introduces scheme to vary lawyers’ hours and pay according to workflow
Doesn't apply to trainees
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