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Tuesday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend
Law firm criticised over trainee’s ‘imbecilic’ insult
Unnamed Brandsmiths rookie was responding to disclosure request
High Court seeks junior lawyers for new judicial assistant scheme
A chance to get behind the scenes at the Royal Courts of Justice
York Uni apologises after law students receive wrong exam paper twice
Public law questions dished out on two occasions during EU assessment
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Ban for trainee solicitor who turned up to police station with cocaine
Drove there while over the alcohol limit, according to SRA decision
2020s is the decade of legal change, says Richard Susskind
Exclusive interview: AI and online courts will flourish and replace 'old ways of working'
Norton Rose Fulbright teams up with York University to launch lawtech module
Exclusive: 40 places up for grabs
Linklaters launches undergrad sponsorship for low-income students
£6,000 grant and work experience up for grabs
SOAS Law School horrified as colleague bids to represent far-right party in European Parliament
Law profs at left-leaning uni 'appalled' at fellow academic and Alternative für Deutschland candidate Gunnar Beck
Arrest warrant issued for barrister who harassed solicitor
Dr Aisha Bijlani allegedly bombarded Richard Howlett with emails, some abusive, after refusing to take her case pro bono
Shearman & Sterling ups NQ solicitor pay to £120,000
A boost of 14%
Law graduate claims good looks ruined her career
Too attractive for a training contract?
Why the SQE won’t change Russell Group law degrees
Ken Oliphant, head of Bristol University Law School, explains why he foresees only tweaks around the edges to the traditional LLB
‘We need a 50% target of women in all chambers’, says Charlotte Proudman
#MeToo pioneer calls for tougher sanctions for sexist behaviour
I completed an unpaid internship — they’re not the problem
Unremunerated roles 'symptomatic of the general crisis at the criminal bar', says one wannabe barrister
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
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Cleary Gottlieb makes London paralegals redundant
Trainees to take on additional work
‘My watch has ended’: Law firm partner sends incredible Game of Thrones inspired farewell email
'Last one left, burn the rest of us'