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COVID-19: Regulator predicts drop in pupillage numbers
Knock-on effects of pandemic likely felt by students seeking training spots over next two years, according to new BSB impact report
ULaw and BPP prepare to reopen following COVID shutdown
Tutors to wear protective visors
Top government lawyer quits in Brexit row
Sir Jonathan Jones 'very unhappy' at Downing Street's decision to overwrite parts of Northern Ireland protocol, report claims
DWF reveals profit uptick despite ‘significant COVID-19 impact’
Listed law firm issues bullish trading update for first quarter of new financial year
‘Extremely drunk’ senior partner fined £10k after kissing and touching paralegal in wine bar
Incident followed ‘extended lunch’ with colleagues
Weightmans retains 84% of trainees
16 out of 19
8 City law firms among most family-friendly employers
DWF and Pinsent Masons make top ten -- again
Top 10 spots for Glasgow, Solent, Leeds and Aberdeen in latest law school rankings
Oxford University comes first
Hogan Lovells restarts lawyer salary reviews following COVID-19 suspension
Firm also reverses US associate pay reductions
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Ex-Baker McKenzie boss Gary Senior — disciplinary ruling in full
Top lawyer handed £55,000 fine for trying to kiss junior colleague and influence subsequent investigation
Extinction Rebellion lawyers perform ‘theatrical and arrestable’ protest outside Law Society office
Follows demonstrations earlier this week
‘#ChangeTheRecord’: Bar Council retort goes viral as government doubles down on ‘activist’ lawyer-bashing
Senior minister Priti Patel reignites row
Herbert Smith Freehills sets ethnicity goal for London NQ lawyers
Proportion of minority rookies retained to ‘at least equal’ proportion of minority rookies in each intake, says firm
Squire Patton Boggs to let lawyers work remotely up to 50% of time
Six-month trial coincides with City office move
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
DAC Beachcroft unveils business-focused TC
Revamped offering incorporates 13-month data analytics diploma leading to certification
Pinsent Masons partner lands top role at Oxford Uni
Lawyer David Isaac elected provost of Worcester College
Research: Nearly three quarters of Brits believe mainstream media ‘misreports’ the law
Over half think the Supreme Court tried to block Brexit and 'defy the will of the people'
West Ham signing reveals law firm ownership ambitions
Mayumi 'Maz' Pacheco graduated from Sheffield Uni this summer, just days after joining the Hammers