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First-ever SQE exam dates announced
SQE1 to take place on 8 and 11 November 2021, with SQE2 in April 2022
Santa’s flouting of Covid rules set to spark legal chaos
Future pupil barrister Laurence Cooper imagines the UK government's response to unregulated, unauthorised visits by Father Christmas
The legal issues you missed in 7 of your favourite Christmas movies
The seemingly innocent Christmas films rife with criminal activity
Former Skadden solicitor pardoned by President Trump
The King’s College London law grad was charged with making false statements in connection with the Mueller investigation
The Nativity in the time of Covid
For the purposes of this discussion, Nazareth and Bethlehem are treated as if they are in Tier 4 Covid regulations
The big fat Legal Cheek quiz of the year 2020
It's been a strange 12 months... but how much do you remember?
Corona-regs barrister launches law centre fundraiser
Doughty Street Chambers’ Adam Wagner targets £15,000
RPC latest firm to hand junior lawyers pay rises
More evidence of corporate legal sector’s resilience to the pandemic
Magic circle QC trades commercial bar megabucks for unpaid government gig
David Wolfson says farewell to One Essex Court millions
Law firm bill tweet sparks heated chargeable hour debate
'An industry waiting to be disrupted one day'
Revealed: The best law firms for working from home
From generous WFH budgets to team catch-ups via Zoom -- which law firms have adapted the best to the new way of working?
SRA rules out Ryan Beckwith appeal
High Court had overturned SDT's decision to fine former Freshfields partner
Law school during the pandemic
A BPP student explains why she and some fellow LPCers aren’t happy
SQE examiner hit by ‘cheating’ outbreak
Kaplan acknowledges 'attempted' cheating on foreign lawyer exam it also runs
Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2020-21
The results are in! Legal Cheek’s exclusive survey can reveal the law firms with the highest scores for training and quality of work
Ropes & Gray launches London-Tokyo training contract
US firm is latest to offer UK-Asia rookie programme
Courts service apologises to Black pupil barrister mistaken for defendant twice in one day
HMCTS 'deeply sorry' for treatment of Garden Court's Luke McClean
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Norton Rose Fulbright says lawyers can WFH half the time after Covid
Applies to trainees as well
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Slaughter and May calls off new office search, will stay at Bunhill Row until 2036
Decision comes amid widespread adoption of WFH