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Asylum seeker held not ‘effeminate’ enough to be gay had partner accepted as gay by same court
Immigration judges accused of inconsistency
Newcastle Uni teams up with social mobility charity to help aspiring lawyers from low-income families
Pathways to Law scheme triples chances of landing a uni place
Reed Smith poaches BPP Law School innovation chief
City lawyer turned tech guru Adam Curphey will join firm's London office next month
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Bird & Bird ups junior lawyer pay by 15% to £71,000
Rises at Clyde & Co, too
Regulator ends probe into alleged sexual harassment by ex-Reed Smith partner
Unnamed lawyer dismissed by the firm in 2017 following complaints from two trainees
Love Island 2019 winner Greg O’Shea is not working as a paralegal
Reports had claimed he'd joined Dublin law firm A&L Goodbody
Magistrates brand Porsche-driving corporate lawyer caught speeding seven times in just eight months a ‘disgrace to your profession’
Blamed the stress of his 17-hour working day
Law student sues university for £8 million after flunking three modules
Dylan Prider alleges Bond University in Queensland, Australia, discriminated against his autism and ADHD
Canterbury Uni law grad who lived (and revised!) in her car after being made homeless during LPC battles odds to secure training contract
April Britton would park outside her law school and stick revision notes to her car windows
Doughty Street barrister quits chambers after being accused of tweeting from anonymous Twitter account that attacked colleague
Chambers confirms that Daniel Bennett has resigned
Trainee solicitor pay at Weil hits £55,000
US outfit also confirms 100% autumn retention score
Average solicitor earns almost £10,000 less than a train driver
£43,725 versus £53,403
You don’t look ‘effeminate’ enough to be gay, judge tells asylum seeker
Lawyers condemn 'shocking' remarks
Blackstone Chambers silk who resigned from House of Lords following sexual harassment claim cleared by BSB
Lord Lester has always denied the allegations
‘I didn’t get the A-Levels I need to study law at my first choice uni — should I pick another course or retake and reapply next year?’
Any advice would be much appreciated
Former Jones Day lawyer claims the firm ‘doctored’ photo to make her look white
US outfit denies 'sensationalized allegation'
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
£100k NQ pay is stoking tensions within magic circle law firms
Senior associates annoyed by big junior lawyer pay rises, says report
Solicitor who got CDEE A-Level grades reveals how it’s still possible to get into law if you mess up your exams
Don't expect an "easy solution", stresses STEM graduate Chrissie Wolfe