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SQE assessment fees to increase by £135

Cost rise comes despite delays and technical issues affecting January results day

Apr 6 2022 9:18am
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Gender pay gap narrows slightly at A&O

'Changes continue to be small', says magic circle player, 'but the overall trend is moving in the right direction'

Apr 5 2022 3:30pm
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Give pupillage seekers better feedback, urge rookie barristers

Respondents to Bar Council survey also call on chambers to ditch rejection by silence

Apr 5 2022 10:19am
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Lady Danbury dropped out of law school

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh left UWE Bristol after two years to pursue acting career, reports claim

Apr 4 2022 11:50am
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Clifford Chance reports ‘class pay gap’

Magic circle firm discloses average difference in pay for staff from working, intermediate and professional backgrounds for first time

Apr 4 2022 10:31am
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BSB ditches bar aptitude test

Regulator says entry exam no longer an effective filter of wannabe barristers who will likely fail the course

Apr 1 2022 9:52am
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EXCLUSIVE: Law firm launches ‘work bus’ (April fool!)

'Work from a bus is the new work from home', says Scott, Howard & Malone managing partner

Apr 1 2022 8:05am
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Future magic circle trainee pens 10,000 word dissertation inspired by Clueless

Glasgow Uni law student Toju Adelaja's essay on refugee status based around quote from 90s rom-com

Mar 31 2022 12:21pm
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‘A new Wild West’: Lords urge better oversight of AI in justice

Justice and Home Affairs Committee warns legislation is failing to keep pace with tech

Mar 31 2022 9:50am
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Family law barrister cleared of misconduct over Meghan Markle baby tweet

BSB dismisses dozens of complaints against former Olympic rower Joanna Toch

Mar 31 2022 7:57am
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Flexi-lawyer service launches in-house focused SQE pathway

Paralegals able to accrue two years' QWE at LOD client businesses

Mar 30 2022 3:30pm
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Top UK judges quit Hong Kong

Supreme Court says it can't continue to endorse administration which has 'departed from values of political freedom'

Mar 30 2022 10:41am
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Ukraine crisis: Law students and lawyers look to tackle immigration challenges using lawtech

Profession addresses visa, language and resource issues during 48-hour 'idea sprint'

Mar 30 2022 8:55am

Regional rises: who has increased so far?

Legal Cheek rounds up the key NQ pay movers outside the capital

Mar 29 2022 10:23am
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Freshfields narrows gender pay gap for third year

Ethnicity, disability and LGBTQ+ results also improve

Mar 29 2022 9:15am
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Barrister sanctioned over tweet about Muslims wins appeal

Jon Holbrook had been fined £500

Mar 28 2022 2:17pm

First speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2022

MoJ minister joins SRA education chief and magic circle training experts at Legal Cheek's annual in-person conference

Mar 28 2022 1:36pm

Done deal: Clyde & Co and BLM agree to combine

Goes live this summer 🤝

Mar 28 2022 1:02pm
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