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2021 TCs will be mix of online and onsite learning, say City firms

Some have already begun remote trainee inductions in response to pandemic

Sep 18 2020 9:09am
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Sep 18 2020 8:12am

Bar students won’t be told their exam results before resits

BSB says it's not possible to release grades sooner for 'quality assurance' reasons

Sep 17 2020 3:23pm

Milbank dishes out COVID bonuses to London junior lawyers

Associates can receive between £5,800 and £30,800, depending on experience

Sep 17 2020 12:22pm

George Floyd trial to be shown live on British TV

US outfit Court TV to broadcast criminal trials from across the pond

Sep 17 2020 10:07am

Lord Keen QC resigns in row over Brexit bill

Will Robert Buckland follow?

Sep 17 2020 9:08am

The days of Conservatives wanting to lock fewer people up are over

Unlike his recent predecessors, Justice Secretary Robert Buckland wants to see more people in prison, says CJ McKinney

Sep 16 2020 1:01pm

Law firm office shuttered after being linked to 18 cases of COVID-19

But outfit hits back, saying it's trying its best under ‘tough’ circumstances -- and that council got it wrong

Sep 16 2020 10:57am

Crowdfunding wannabe barrister pledges free careers advice in return for donations

Mohamed Hussein Iman needs £15k to start GDL

Sep 16 2020 9:23am
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BCLP posts 76% retention rate and ups trainee pay

16 out of 21 stay put

Sep 15 2020 10:29am

Ex-Attorney General brands PM’s Brexit plan ‘unconscionable’

Geoffrey Cox QC MP to vote to block Prime Minister Boris Johnson's controversial Internal Market Bill

Sep 14 2020 11:00am

Coronavirus laws a ‘secondary consideration’, says Sumption

Former Supreme Court justice says people should decide for themselves whether or not to obey the law

Sep 14 2020 10:15am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Sep 14 2020 8:04am

Bar exams latest: BSB pushes ahead with ‘pen and paper’ October resits

One third of exams beset by technical difficulties, regulator confirms

Sep 11 2020 11:25am

Come into the office just 60% of the time, Herbert Smith Freehills tells lawyers

Benchmark set for post-pandemic operations

Sep 11 2020 10:24am

The top 10 Instagram memes that got us through lockdown

Legal Cheek hits 50,000 Insta-followers and counting...

Sep 11 2020 9:12am
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Sep 11 2020 7:50am

SRA reportedly probing Mishcon de Reya

City firm allegedly being investigated over two separate matters

Sep 10 2020 1:59pm