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Ban for ex-Skadden secretary who used firm’s air miles to book 80 flights
Also redeemed hotel vouchers

Top City law firms back pro-bono initiative for non-legal staff
Fifth Day encourages business professionals working in the legal sector to donate their time and skills

Taylor Wessing launches TC programme in Cambridge
Two spots up for grabs

UK law firms banned from doing transactional work for Russian clients
Latest escalation in response to Putin’s illegal annexation of Ukrainian regions

Ince to ‘consolidate’ UK legal practice
Listed outfit may also restructure operations in Europe and Asia, according to trading update

GDL student taken on as consultant solicitor’s ‘personal legal secretary’ after meeting at Playboy casino was not employee of firm, tribunal finds
Judge described lawyer's behaviour as "extraordinary"

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Meet over 100 leading law firms and chambers at the UK’s biggest virtual law fairs, which are just days away!
The careers events that no aspiring lawyer should miss

Akin Gump caps salary exchange rate following drop in pound
London NQs continue to earn £179k

Do law firms care which A-Levels I do?
A young wannabe lawyer needs readers' advice

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

Striking criminal barristers to vote on government legal aid offer
£54 million pay package follows 'constructive talks'

Human rights not a defence to protesters causing ‘significant’ criminal damage, Court of Appeal rules
Decision does not affect acquittal of Colston Four

Does size matter for law firms?
The City Insider puts the data from 2023 Legal Cheek Firms Most List into context

Top tips for law freshers from a future trainee
Legal Cheek’s Rebecca Hewitt gives guidance to LLB newbies on TikTok

Law firm partner apologises after wearing blackface to work fancy dress party
Exclusive: Turned up to 2016 event as Mr T

Bank of England strikes SQE training deal with ULaw
Apprentices split time between office and law school

Kaplan offers more SQE testing spots in response to high demand
Exclusive: Additional spaces available from today