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Allen & Overy appoints innovation hub chief to partner
Fuse’s Shruti Ajitsaria among 14 City lawyers to get nod

Jones Day faces £150 million sex discrimination claim over ‘fraternity culture’
Six female former associates launch group action

One in 15 junior solicitors is suicidal, research finds
Sharp rise in rookies experiencing mental ill-health

BPP students to be taught digital skills through new lawtech partnership
Training on HighQ platform to be part of syllabus
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

DWF’s Milton Keynes office to close next month
Exclusive: News of the closure comes just weeks after firm's flotation on London Stock Exchange

EY’s foray into law continues with legal outsourcing acquisition
Big four titan snaps up Thomson Reuters' Pangea3

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

Lawyer who spat at flight attendant during drunken racist rant jailed for six months
Human rights specialist pleaded guilty last month to assault and being drunk on an aircraft

Video: How innovative are law firms behind the scenes?
Legal Cheek probes beyond the marketing puffery

Sexism from judges exaggerated, says Lord Chief Justice
Small number of examples give 'false impression'

Allen & Overy lawyer to face tribunal over Weinstein NDA fiasco
Regulator confident lawyers' attitudes to non-disclosure agreements have changed

Six bar big hitters to speak at Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019
Dedicated barrister session to feature practitioners from Hardwicke and Cornerstone, alongside BPTC heads, academics and Inns' director

Government sets up contempt of court hotline to social media companies
As report reveals that Google search tool is naming sex crime victims

It’s ‘foolish’ to blame the solicitor, says Afghan-born barrister stripped of case after client requested ‘white male’
Rehana Popal hit headlines last year after tweeting about incident

Irish law school apologises for ‘ill-judged’ Twitter response to mental health concerns
Maynooth Uni law student questioned decision to schedule land and equity exams the day after each other

Macfarlanes boosts LPC grant to £10,000 as it confirms 100% spring retention score
All six associates kept on