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Leeds Beckett music grad goes viral after sneaking into hungover mate’s Nottingham law lecture
'I was watching Suits at the time', Bradley Green tells Legal Cheek

Addleshaw Goddard keeps 33 out of 37 autumn qualifying trainees
Two on fixed-term contracts

Regulator apologises to BPTC students following exam booking chaos
Some spent several hours on the line only to be hung up on or told to call back later

Lawyers demand action on ‘Blackstone courts’ amid reports one will be in MoJ headquarters
The locations are still officially under wraps

ULaw to offer New York bar course for non-US law grads
Online programme includes an introductory consultation with a US attorney and on-demand lectures

Jones Day cuts London NQ pay by £5,000
Exclusive: Trainee solicitor salaries stay the same

Research: How employable are law graduates?
Around 5% of all law grads are unemployed 15 months later

Ropes & Gray retains all its trainees and keeps NQ pay at £130k
All five rookies stay on

Elite firms could ignore solicitor super-exam results and stick with old boys’ networks, diversity experts warn
SQE 'could help' with diversity but not if firms keep recruiting directly from top unis

Clifford Chance announces 40% female, 15% ethnic minority and 3% LGBTQ+ partner targets
Magic circle firm looks to set new industry standard

Top UK law schools require higher A-Level grades from poorer students, research finds
Also half as likely to attend high-ranking unis

Will Lady Hale and Lord Sumption keep sitting as judges in Hong Kong in wake of new China security law?
Senior legal figures have expressed concerns

Dentons closes two UK offices and moves to permanent home-working
Measure applies to all staff including five of the firm's trainees in Aberdeen and Watford
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Groans all round as law firm describes receptionist as ‘beautiful’ in Facebook post
'This was a comment made about a woman by another woman', says Alexander Grace Law

Final seat trainee: ‘I didn’t get my dream NQ role in tech — should I look elsewhere?’
I will instead be qualifying into commercial litigation

University of London delays LLB exams after students encounter ‘bandwidth difficulties’
Exclusive: 'Small minority' of undergraduates affected, says uni

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Outgoing Supreme Court judge Lord Carnwath scooped up by top environmental law set Landmark Chambers
Eco-warrior judge the latest ex-justice to land lucrative arbitration gig

Ban for legal assistant who lied about passing exams
‘Altered’ letter to show CILEx assessment success