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Linklaters releases ethnicity pay gap data
Follows Allen & Overy in publishing voluntary figures

New legislation on domestic abuse heralds family law shake-up
Ban on abusers grilling victims in court among changes

Glasgow Uni law student becomes unlikely hero after netting late winner in Scottish Cup
It's 'just beginning to sink in', says Auchinleck Talbot defender Craig McCracken

City law firms dominate LGBT top 100 employer list
Pinsent Masons came out on top
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Retrial ordered in ‘Lord Harley’ fraud case following dramatic courtroom collapse
Former solicitor-advocate remains in hospital

Hero barrister recalls moment he pulled Prince Philip from 4×4 wreckage after T-junction smash
'I looked down and had the Prince’s blood on my hands’

The chambers with the most supportive barristers — 2019 edition
The new Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey results — analysed

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

Law second most popular degree choice after psychology, data reveals
As lecturers call for UCAS deadline application overhaul

Junior lawyers ‘endangered species’ due to automation, law prof claims
Rookies carrying out repetitive work face being 'gradually culled from firms'

Top QC teams up with rookie barrister to launch ‘how-to-get-pupillage’ blog
Refreshingly honest guide goes live

US law firm Crowell & Moring reveals London training contract ambitions
Hopes to take on first UK trainees from September 2021

Cherie Booth QC: Lord Denning once told me ‘the bar really isn’t the place for women’
The comment came during her call ceremony

London law firm partner fined £45,000 in case with link to Panama Papers leak
Child & Child lawyer breached anti-money laundering rules, according to disciplinary finding

Magic circle law firm launches cannabis newsletter
Allen & Overy eyes up legal weed deals

YouTube superstar documents life on the LPC in latest law vlog
Future magic circle lawyer now has over 100k subscribers

Law student’s impromptu airport dance video racks up 8.7 million views
Her cat also makes an appearance