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Hogan Lovells announces new partner diversity targets
Global partnerships to be 15% ethnic minority and 4% LGBTQ+ by 2025
Top US legal commentator suspended after allegedly masturbating on Zoom call
Jeffrey Toobin of the New Yorker apologises for 'embarrassingly stupid mistake'
US law firm wooed magic circle partner with incredible annual package worth £5.3 million
Whopping sum guaranteed for three years, according to report
ULaw announces SQE partnerships with Southampton, Surrey, Leicester and Birkbeck unis
Students to receive super-exam study support
Law Society award named in honour of Salford Uni law student killed in drive-by shooting
Hogan Lovells' Sengova Kailondo scoops junior solicitor of the year gong in memory of Aya Hachem
Over half of trainee solicitors ‘unable to cope with stress’ during lockdown
Report also finds most firms have struggled to train rookies remotely
Westminster, Greenwich and London South Bank law students to offer free legal advice to Windrush victims
Assist with compensation claims
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Legal Cheek virtual student events with Taylor Wessing, Burges Salmon and RPC
Taking place over next few days on Tuesday 20, Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 October
Barrister who broke hotel receptionist’s jaw with hockey stick avoids disbarment
Felix Joel Evans is about to become a solicitor despite GBH conviction
London law firm seeks dog walker on £30k a year
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Films, food parcels and online lectures: The life of a self-isolating law student
Legal Cheek spoke to Lancaster Uni’s Alex Dietrich about her lockdown experience
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
BSB reveals bar exam pass rates following summer proctoring problems
Scores consistent with previous years, says regulator -- if you don't count students who encountered IT issues
Kirkland & Ellis chopping boards are actually a thing
MoneyLaw firm makes move into kitchenware?
City law firms repay government furlough money
Norton Rose Fulbright, Herbert Smith Freehills and Osborne Clarke wind back cost-cutting measures after performance exceeds expectations
Majority of law school websites don’t mention SQE, research finds
Only 8% give some detail about new course provision
Suspension for barrister convicted of GBH
Also fined £2k
DWF retains 25 of 39 trainee solicitors
Six on fixed-term deals
‘I’d be shouted at because I left the pub at 10 o’clock rather than 11pm’, says bullied former pupil barrister
New bar study finds rookies ‘particularly vulnerable’ to bullying and harassment
Russell Group unis launch partnership with new SQE provider
Students at Manchester University and King's College London will be offered BARBRI SQE workshops and fee discounts