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Tech isn’t meeting our needs, say nearly half of lawyers

Over a third considering career change as a result

Apr 10 2019 12:40pm
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Willkie Farr & Gallagher ditches partner embroiled in college admissions scandal

Decision comes after Gordon Caplan announced he’d plead guilty to fraud

Apr 10 2019 11:12am
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LexisNexis director of solutions, Norton Rose Fulbright innovation manager and Manchester Uni academic latest speakers at Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

Sector thought leaders to discuss cross-disciplinary skills at 22 May event

Apr 10 2019 10:40am
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Doughty Street’s Amal Clooney lands UK foreign office role

Human rights barrister appointed media freedom envoy

Apr 10 2019 9:08am
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Child porn barrister who claimed Nazis planned to blow up the Queen fails to overturn disbarment

No return to the bar for Michael Shrimpton

Apr 9 2019 3:25pm
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Ince Gordon Dadds adviser Peter Hain cleared over naming Philip Green in House of Lords

But Labour peer’s actions ‘not compatible with the rule of law’, says Lord Chief Justice

Apr 9 2019 12:46pm
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Baker McKenzie posts 71% spring trainee retention score

12 out of 17

Apr 9 2019 10:51am
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Queen’s Bench Division to be led by woman for first time

Lady Justice Sharp to succeed Sir Brian Leveson — as predicted by Joshua Rozenberg for Legal Cheek

Apr 9 2019 10:19am
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Law second most pressure-filled profession

Ahead of healthcare, education and finance, research suggests

Apr 9 2019 8:47am
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Allen & Overy appoints innovation hub chief to partner

Fuse’s Shruti Ajitsaria among 14 City lawyers to get nod

Apr 8 2019 1:24pm
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Jones Day faces £150 million sex discrimination claim over ‘fraternity culture’

Six female former associates launch group action

Apr 8 2019 12:14pm
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One in 15 junior solicitors is suicidal, research finds

Sharp rise in rookies experiencing mental ill-health

Apr 8 2019 9:58am
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BPP students to be taught digital skills through new lawtech partnership

Training on HighQ platform to be part of syllabus

Apr 8 2019 9:01am
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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

Apr 5 2019 11:56am
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‘Prestigious’ US law firm seeks ‘Oxbridge educated’ barristers only

Ouch

Apr 5 2019 11:16am
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EY’s foray into law continues with legal outsourcing acquisition

Big four titan snaps up Thomson Reuters’ Pangea3

Apr 5 2019 8:24am
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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

Apr 4 2019 5:01pm
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Sexism from judges exaggerated, says Lord Chief Justice

Small number of examples give ‘false impression’

Apr 4 2019 10:19am
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Judge accidentally resigns on April Fools’ Day

Whoops

Apr 4 2019 8:41am
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Allen & Overy lawyer to face tribunal over Weinstein NDA fiasco

Regulator confident lawyers’ attitudes to non-disclosure agreements have changed

Apr 3 2019 3:34pm
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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

Apr 3 2019 12:25pm
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‘Don’t wear brown shoes with a blue suit’, City law firm partner tells trainees

Oo-er

Apr 3 2019 10:41am
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Government sets up contempt of court hotline to social media companies

As report reveals that Google search tool is naming sex crime victims

Apr 3 2019 8:41am
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Jail for bogus barrister who worked on family cases after lying about completing BPTC to secure pupillage

Real life Suits?

Apr 2 2019 2:41pm
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