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Barrister receives complaint from fellow lawyer after posting Quran quotes on LinkedIn
Tahir Khan vows to defy ‘bias towards my religious beliefs’
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Living Room Law: Lawyers who are doing things differently tell their stories at new virtual conference
We are giving away the first 100 tickets for free
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Latham & Watkins bumps trainee pay to £50-55k and increases maintenance grant
Future rookies to receive £10.5k in financial support
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Careers
The key commercial awareness themes of 2021
Lawyers, legal education and tech experts explain what students should focus on as they apply for training contracts this year
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Ex-Clifford Chance junior lawyer charged with insider trading alongside younger banker brother
Profited in excess of £140k, FCA claim
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Journal
The ‘cab-rank’ rule — an ethical conundrum
Aspiring barrister Benjamin Ramsey explores the recent events involving Dinah Rose QC and David Perry QC
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15 City law firms sign social mobility action plan
Outfits to offer mentoring to aspiring lawyers from disadvantaged backgrounds
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Careers
What ‘build back better’ means for law firms
A panel of Womble Bond Dickinson lawyers discuss their role in boosting sustainable business
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Keoghs launches SQE apprenticeship for graduates
Runs alongside traditional TC
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BPP Law School to offer module in small talk
University finds a third of students don’t feel comfortable talking in front of a group
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Goodwin Procter raises NQ solicitor pay to £137,500
Trainee salaries to be reviewed in the summer
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Jo Maugham QC claims Allen & Overy blacklisted him and his chambers
Tax barrister says ‘ban’ came in ‘aftermath’ of fox killing tweet
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Careers
How to make it as an international lawyer at a London law firm
Highflyers from Latham & Watkins, Skadden and Slaughter and May on how they made it to the top, alongside a legal education expert from BARBRI
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Law firm hires ‘I.M. Nottacat’
Spoof specialities include ‘M&A (meow and agitate)’
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Journal
What is Queen’s consent and why it matters
First-year law student Michal Smigla explores the obscure feature of our constitution and explains why it should be abolished
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City Law School launches student-staffed environmental law clinic
Latest pro bono offering sees aspiring lawyers work on green policy and legal problems
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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
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Virtual student event on MONDAY: Secrets to Success London — with Akin Gump, Debevoise & Plimpton, Vinson & Elkins and ULaw
Monday 15 February, 4pm to 6:30pm, taking place virtually
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Slaughter and May ups NQ solicitor salaries to £90.5k — but rises fall short of pre-pandemic pay levels
Trainees also handed increases
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Eco-barrister to face contempt of court proceedings for leaking Supreme Court Heathrow judgment
Tim Crosland is being hauled back before top justices for his calculated act of protest
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Legal experts highlight need for reform as Queen’s ‘anti-democratic’ vetting powers come to light
Over 1,000 laws needed Her Majesty’s consent as result of archaic constitutional rule
