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Top City law firms come together to run diversity ‘hackathon’
Legal CORE aims to increase representation of BAME individuals in private practice through collaborative forums and crowdsourcing ideas
Virtual student event TODAY: Should I do the LPC or SQE? With Kennedys, Shakespeare Martineau, TLT and BPP University Law School
Wednesday 3 November, 4pm to 5pm, taking place virtually
Ex-Dechert partner to settle ‘spying’ claim against former client
Neil Gerrard reportedly agrees compensation deal that leaves former firm on the hook for costs
Law student marries princess ‘but fails bar exam’
Mixed few days for Kei Komuro
Stephenson Harwood to offer lawyers electric car perk
New initiative available through salary sacrifice with money firm saves put towards other green initiatives
Virtual student event TODAY: Life as a trainee — with Reed Smith
Tuesday 2 November, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
Ashurst to offer course in imposter syndrome
City firm looks to help aspiring lawyers set broader definitions of 'success' and 'accomplishment'
Mishcon fined £25k over football agent fees
Breached account rules
Fieldfisher teams up with client Peloton to create ‘diversity vac scheme’
Two-week programme for aspiring lawyers from unrepresented groups
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Clydes gives lawyers coloured wristbands so they can indicate how Covid cautious they are
Traffic light system 🚦
Lawyers out-earn doctors and dentists with £93k average salary
Chief execs top 2021 earnings table with £131k, new stats show
The haunted jurisprudence of ‘ghost law’
Future magic circle trainee Will Holmes asks -- are ghosts legal? 👻
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
‘Diversity is not optional — it’s what we must be’
Senior legal figures discuss issues around Black lawyer retention and career progression during Dechert-sponsored panel event to mark Black History Month
Revealed: Law firms’ average start work and finish times 2021-22
Legal Cheek exclusive research shows how the average working hours for junior lawyers have fared in the face of changing work arrangements
Virtual student event TODAY: The world in transition — with White & Case
Thursday 28 October, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
UK law firm becomes first to sell legal advice as NFT
Crypto art 🤝 billable hours
SQE prep provider launches £50k social mobility scholarship fund
Law Training Centre's 'Access to Law' scheme enables candidates to complete part one prep course for just £950
City Consortium outlines SQE plan for future trainees
11-month programme includes super-exam prep and 'bespoke' top-up course
Virtual student event TODAY: Build back better: Infrastructure in the post-Covid world — with Pinsent Masons
Wednesday 27 October, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually