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Herbert Smith Freehills: Partner profits slip by nearly 10% to £857,000

Taylor Wessing also records drop

Jul 29 2020 1:10pm
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Junior solicitor struck off for trying to cover up costs order against her client

Newly qualified Katherine Gilroy said her mental health had suffered from overwork

Jul 29 2020 11:29am
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New ‘10xChallenge’ replaces London Legal Walk

Due to public health considerations regarding social distancing and mass gatherings

Jul 29 2020 10:44am
Home-working: Older solicitors more likely to struggle with tech compared to younger colleagues, research finds

Do you know your Zoom from your Hangouts?

Jul 29 2020 9:15am
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Freshfields posts 84% trainee retention score

Declines to say if any NQs are on fixed-term deals

Jul 28 2020 2:44pm
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‘Eat Out to Help Out’… at the Supreme Court

Top court’s café joins government’s new discount scheme — but remains closed for now

Jul 28 2020 11:11am
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Staffordshire law grad wins High Court judicial review declaring benefit regulations unlawful

Not a bad thing to have on your CV as a wannabe lawyer

Jul 28 2020 10:22am
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US law firm Crowell & Moring to recruit first London trainee

Inaugural rookie will complete ‘non-rotational’ TC

Jul 27 2020 1:18pm
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Corporate law firm pledges to donate all profits to charity — forever

Aria Grace Law looks to ‘spread the wealth’

Jul 27 2020 12:27pm
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WFW pauses recruitment for direct TC applicants as it announces 94% autumn retention

Exclusive: Watson Farley & Williams to review process and will resume once able to run assessment centres effectively

Jul 27 2020 11:28am
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Magic circle partner reveals how home-working has changed his life for the better

A&O funds lawyer Paul Sampson says he can now have dinner with his wife and read his kids a bedtime story

Jul 27 2020 9:09am
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Irwin Mitchell retains 47 out of 52 autumn NQ solicitors

Strong 90% score follows firm’s decision to delay start dates of future trainees

Jul 24 2020 10:05am
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‘Kirkland & End It’ is the latest corporate law meme account poking fun at the profession

Is this a new social media trend?

Jul 24 2020 9:15am
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BPTC student raises bias and privacy concerns over exam proctoring

BSB says online exams aren’t ‘discriminatory’ but union have come out in support of students wanting to pursue potential legal action

Jul 23 2020 12:12pm
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US firms hold the MoneyLaw line

Akin Gump, Vinson & Elkins, Sidley and Debevoise have ‘no plans’ to reduce London trainee or NQ pay

Jul 23 2020 10:09am
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Prison for Anglia Ruskin law student found with heroin and cocaine worth £4,000 at uni halls

Samuel Kayode receives five-year sentence

Jul 23 2020 9:16am
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A group of anonymous BPP students have published an open letter complaining about LPC lockdown ‘failures’

‘All concerns raised by students are taken seriously and dealt with using the processes stated in our regulations,’ says law school in response

Jul 22 2020 4:35pm
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Partner profits at Freshfields dip to £1.82 million as revenue creeps up 3%

Magic circle player cites ‘challenging economic climate’

Jul 22 2020 1:30pm
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Lord Sumption admits breaking ‘absurd’ lockdown laws

😎

Jul 22 2020 11:39am
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Allen & Overy posts 93% autumn retention score

38 out of 41 trainees stay on

Jul 22 2020 10:56am
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Ashurst keeps profit per equity partner above £900k and holds NQ pay steady despite COVID-19 disruption

As silver circle firm opts against NQ summer pay increase

Jul 22 2020 9:20am
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