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Gowling ups office attendance to 60%
Previously 50%
A&O launches in Saudi Arabia ahead of Shearman mega-merger
Follows similar moves by Kirkland & Ellis, HSF and Clifford Chance
How can the SQE be improved?
Legal Cheek readers call for cheaper fees, better exam rooms, past papers and more
Judge given formal advice over ‘offensive’ social media posts
Follows two complaints
How to master LinkedIn as an aspiring lawyer
Network online like a pro
Paralegal sanctioned for misleading firm over LLM qualification
Needs SRA approval for law firm work
Formal advice for judge accused of telling barrister to ‘chill out’
Apparently mimicked TV character
Junior lawyers reveal their top partner peeves
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The Garrick: Posh men-only members club is full of top judges and lawyers
Face calls to cancel membership
CMS and Slaughters latest firms to withdraw TC offers
SQE fallout continues
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City Law Society training chief urges law firms to support trainees struggling with SQE
Clifford Chance revoked TC offers while Macfarlanes has 'pass first time' policy
Dealing with the mental ‘shockwave’ of the SQE
A paralegal opens up about wellbeing challenges associated with the new assessment
Macfarlanes future trainees fear for careers amid firm’s ‘must pass first time’ SQE policy
Follows Clifford Chance terminating TCs
‘I passed SQE1 at the first attempt – but here’s everything that needs to change’
A future trainee solicitor offers their post-exam reflections
The key differences between law school and legal practice – a trainee solicitor’s perspective
From lectures to law firms, Grace Makungu details her experiences
Exclusive: Clifford Chance cancels TC offers for students who failed SQE
No second chances
‘I failed SQE1 and lost my TC. Is anyone else in the same boat?’
Needs help on what to do next