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BPTC student ‘forced to defer’ exams over fears she’d have to remove headscarf for male invigilator
BSB says proctoring partner could not guarantee female assessor due to increased demand during pandemic
DWF scraps specific A-Level requirements for training contract seekers
Social mobility push comes amid results chaos for college leavers
11 photos of Taylor Swift dressed like law firms
Legal lookbook includes the magic circle
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Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Let junior lawyers use your office if you’re not around, Freshfields partners told
New policy to coincide with move to 100 Bishopsgate
Barristers dish out career wisdom to mark A-Level results day
Exams scrapped in wake of coronavirus mean sixth-formers receive grades based on predictions and schools' past performance
Proctoring problems: Bar students urinate in bottles and buckets over fears online exams will be terminated
One barrister hopeful is said to have worn an adult diaper
TikToking law firm partner hits back at fellow lawyer’s claim she doesn’t ‘work very hard’
'I’m annualising 2,800 hours this year'
BPTC students report being locked out of online ethics exam
BSB says the 'great majority' did manage to finish their assessment
Norton Rose Fulbright latest to cut NQ solicitor pay
Confirms 87% trainee retention score
The lawyer who could be the first female US President
Joe Biden's running mate Kamala Harris is the California senator and served as the state's attorney general
Farewell freebies? 7 City firms pledge greener trainee recruitment practices
Reduction in merch and limit to on-campus travel among possible changes
White & Case records 88% trainee retention and introduces remote international secondments
Two on fixed-term contracts
Love Island solicitor Rosie Williams to launch lawyer-inspired clothing line
'I found it impossible to find really nice workwear that wasn’t going to break the bank', she tells Legal Cheek
Linklaters trims NQ solicitor pay packets by 10%
Last of the magic circle to reveal post-pandemic pay position
A life of crime
Chris Daw QC on life at the bar, his newly released book and venture into ‘vlawging’
Baker McKenzie retains 14 out 17 autumn qualifying trainees
A score of 82%
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Concerned girlfriend goes public with boyfriend’s plan to quit law school to become podcaster
‘How do I convince him this is the worst idea ever?’ she asks in Reddit post