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New City law firm recruitment portal targets grads with good grades against the odds

Diversity hiring specialist Rare wants to help outfits unearth 'historically hidden talent' and boost social mobility

Jun 12 2019 8:41am

White & Case boosts London trainee solicitor pay by 6%

£48,000 in year one, rising to £53,000 in year two

Jun 11 2019 12:43pm

London NQ pay at Skadden hits £133,000

Rises for rookies too

Jun 11 2019 10:55am

Complacent law schools are ripe for disruption

New Guardian rankings expose universities' vulnerabilities, argues expert

Jun 11 2019 10:07am

MPs demand clampdown on lawyers who help bosses cover up sexual harassment

Regulators like the Law Society not doing enough on dodgy non-disclosure agreements, report says

Jun 11 2019 8:38am

Aspiring barrister launches crowdfunding campaign to cover £66,000 Cambridge Uni fees

St Edmund's College working with alumni to help bar hopeful hit target

Jun 10 2019 2:47pm

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Jun 10 2019 7:59am

Criminal barristers vote for national walkout

Row over fees set to escalate

Jun 7 2019 7:33pm

No misconduct trial for Boris Johnson after High Court intervenes

Summons for allegedly lying during Brexit referendum quashed

Jun 7 2019 1:45pm
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Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Jun 7 2019 8:48am

Ban for former Ropes & Gray London trainee who ‘traced’ client’s signature

Failed to act with integrity, according to SRA decision

Jun 6 2019 5:56pm

Oxford Uni medical student spared jail for stabbing boyfriend quits degree to pursue barrister dream

Lavinia Woodward plans to study law at unnamed London university, 'friend' claims

Jun 6 2019 10:08am

Emergency pay boost for judges in response to ‘unprecedented’ recruitment crisis

Increases still below recommendations of pay review body

Jun 6 2019 8:50am

Boris Johnson’s court summons appeal initially assigned to Mrs Justice Thornton — wife of former Labour leader Ed Miliband

High Court judge recuses herself due to ‘political connection’, according to report

Jun 5 2019 2:45pm

Firm charges law students £695 for ‘virtual internship’

Company co-founder accepts it's 'a bit controversial'

Jun 5 2019 12:47pm

£500,000 fine for solicitor who turned terraced house into office

Failure to pay up could result in a five-year prison sentence

Jun 5 2019 8:44am