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Virtual Legal Cheek Awards: Shortlist announced for Firm of the Year
Winner to be announced at exclusive online ceremony tonight from 6pm

Exclusive: City law firms to cover vac schemers wasted expenses amid COVID-19 disruption
Large number of spring programmes put on hold

Virus latest: Regulator to relax LPC exam rules
Law schools can apply to run assessments online to avoid delays, SRA confirms

Taylor Wessing extends meditation app to future trainees as it ramps up wellbeing support for home-working lawyers
City outfit set to launch virtual yoga and Skype choir sessions

Freshfields lawyer exits following internal investigation
Second disputes partner to depart in three months

Stephenson Harwood keeps 9 out of 12 spring qualifying trainees
A result of 75%

The 10 best legal social media users of 2020
Starring the 'vlawgers' and legal influencers bringing life to the law

LPC exam delays will have ‘serious implications’ for training contract holders, junior lawyers warn
Junior Lawyers Division offers up alternatives including online exams and coursework

Supreme Court to hear cases via video link as nation goes into lockdown
Building temporarily closed

Number of lawyers using AI tech remains low, Oxford Uni research finds
Hype not matching reality

Vac scheme latest: White & Case, Latham, Mayer Brown and Sidley suspend spring programmes
London-based US law firms heed government advice

COVID-19: MoJ lists which lawyers are ‘key workers’
Their children can attend school or nursery from today

Jury trials on hold due to coronavirus fears
Jurors summoned for this week told to remain at home

Barrister convicted of assault suspended for three months
Open to appeal
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Virtual student event: What does COVID-19 mean for future lawyers?
Monday 23 March at 4pm on Hopin

London commercial set reverses decision to cancel pupillage recruitment round
Henderson Chambers says it will now defer interviews until summer following discussions with Bar Council

Virus pandemic: Further City law firms postpone spring vacation schemes
Norton Rose Fulbright, Addleshaw Goddard, Mishcon de Reya and HFW

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

London Legal Walk postponed until October
Coronavirus: Annual charity outing was due to take place in June