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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual student event THIS TUESDAY: Innovation and the law — with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Irwin Mitchell, Elevate and BARBRI
Tuesday 8 December, from 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
Slaughter and May boosts Xmas bonuses but sticks with pay freeze
Also reinstates partner distributions
Law student who gave birth during bar exam reveals she passed
'I did all of this because I did not see any other option to accomplish both my goals -- become a lawyer and a mom,' says Brianna Hill
UCL law students complain of ‘overwhelming’ workload and ‘unhealthy’ screen usage during online studies
Exclusive: 'The safety, health and wellbeing of our students is our highest priority', says uni in response
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
TODAY: The Legal Cheek December Virtual Pupillage Fair
Saturday 5 December, from 10am to 1pm
Over 200 top lawyers sign petition calling on London’s Garrick Club to scrap men-only membership policy
Women are being excluded from vital networking opportunities, according to letter
Barrister shares top 10 pupillage application tips as Gateway reopens
'Do not swallow a thesaurus', Colin Witcher advises
Law firms continue to repay government furlough cash
Burges Salmon follows moves made by Eversheds and Dentons
Corona-vires: Lord Sumption gets his case law on as he and Lady Hale blast pandemic regulations
Cheeky bit of Liversidge v Anderson
BPP accused of ‘disruptive editing’ by Wikipedia
PR company steps in -- gets blocked
Herbert Smith Freehills targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2030
Follows 2025 aim set by CMS
LIVE NOW UNTIL 5PM: Meet 60 leading law firms before putting in your applications
The December Legal Cheek UK Virtual Law Fair: this Thursday afternoon -- Secure your place
Ex-Supreme Court judge Lord Kerr dies aged 72
He retired from the bench two months ago
Law school enters SQE market with £3k prep course
QLTS School package covers both SQE1 and SQE2; with exam fees it will slash total cost of qualifying as a solicitor to just over £7k; students can pay more for additional support
Ex-Eversheds Sutherland legal assistant banned after faking manager’s signature
On CILEx application
Revealed: The EU countries where lawyers earn the most
UK lawyers earn £64k on average -- the third highest salary beaten only by Switzerland and Germany
Target BAME aspiring barristers with pupillage opportunities, BSB tells chambers in ‘anti-racist statement’
Regulator launches action plan
DWF launches lawtech training seat geared towards STEM grads
Six-month pilot launches in February 2021
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend