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BSB delays introduction of compulsory pupillage contracts aimed at tackling ‘inappropriate behaviour’
More time needed, says regulator
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The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Ex-Akin Gump partner to face disciplinary tribunal over ‘amended’ taxi receipts and expense claims
US giant left 'deeply troubled'
BBC comedy chronicling exploits of tenancy-hungry pupils set to return to TV screens next week
Defending The Guilty back following successful pilot
Addleshaw Goddard bumps London NQ solicitor salaries by 7% to £75,000 as it ups training contract numbers
City player will now recruit 50 trainees annually
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Top Blackstone silk fined £18,000 for drink driving
Details of hefty court penalty appear in recent BSB decision
ULaw secures GDL and LPC training deal with national law firm TLT
Outfit takes on around 15 trainees each year
Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament unlawful, Scotland’s highest court rules
Supreme Court showdown next week
Linklaters ditches traditional training contract application to save students time
New online skills assessment will slash submission time from five hours to 90 minutes, says magic circle firm
New tribunal date set for Allen & Overy partner who helped draft Weinstein NDA
Mark Mansell to face SDT on 5 December
‘Hackers, hustlers and hipsters’ not enough to solve access to justice problems, argues top law prof
A ‘killer app’ is yet to emerge
‘Sex is fun, and I can get paid for it’, says criminal lawyer who side hustles as prostitute
Married mother Katherine Sears claims to have once made £44,500 in just three weeks
Accountancy giant Deloitte in ‘SQE training contract’ first
First ten up for grabs from today
Exclusive: City law firm ‘consortium’ prepares to appoint super-exam prep course provider
Linklaters latest to join influential group
Bar Council teams up with AI start-up to launch ‘anti-harassment app’
Barristers will be able to record and report inappropriate behaviour with the touch of a button
Ashurst keeps 20 out of 24 NQ solicitors as it bumps trainee pay by 5%
£46,000 in year one, rising to £50,000 in year two
‘Don’t stay too late’
A Monday cartoon courtesy of The Sketching Solicitor
Manchester innovation in legal education conference launched
30 January event will bring together firms, northshoring hubs and law schools ahead of introduction of the SQE
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend