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Westminster, Greenwich and London South Bank law students to offer free legal advice to Windrush victims
Assist with compensation claims
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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
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Legal Cheek virtual student events with Taylor Wessing, Burges Salmon and RPC
Taking place over next few days on Tuesday 20, Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 October
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Barrister who broke hotel receptionist’s jaw with hockey stick avoids disbarment
Felix Joel Evans is about to become a solicitor despite GBH conviction
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Careers
CMS lawyers talk remote-working, lawtech and the future of legal practice
A panel of experts reflect on a year of unprecedented twists and turns
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London law firm seeks dog walker on £30k a year
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Journal
Music law: A barrier to creativity?
Swansea University law and media student Alice Wills explains why copyright law appears to be stifling artists’ creativity
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Films, food parcels and online lectures: The life of a self-isolating law student
Legal Cheek spoke to Lancaster Uni’s Alex Dietrich about her lockdown experience
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Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
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BSB reveals bar exam pass rates following summer proctoring problems
Scores consistent with previous years, says regulator — if you don’t count students who encountered IT issues
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Careers
My life as an employment lawyer
Luke Bowery, partner at Burges Salmon, considers some of the current issues at play for employment lawyers in the wake of COVID-19 and recent widespread social movements
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Kirkland & Ellis chopping boards are actually a thing
MoneyLaw firm makes move into kitchenware?
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City law firms repay government furlough money
Norton Rose Fulbright, Herbert Smith Freehills and Osborne Clarke wind back cost-cutting measures after performance exceeds expectations
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Majority of law school websites don’t mention SQE, research finds
Only 8% give some detail about new course provision
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Careers
The day-to-day life of a private equity partner explained
Willkie Farr & Gallagher’s Gavin Gordon considers the opportunities for private equity clients post-COVID-19
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Suspension for barrister convicted of GBH
Also fined £2k
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DWF retains 25 of 39 trainee solicitors
Six on fixed-term deals
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‘I’d be shouted at because I left the pub at 10 o’clock rather than 11pm’, says bullied former pupil barrister
New bar study finds rookies ‘particularly vulnerable’ to bullying and harassment
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Careers
What lies ahead for the banking and finance sector?
A cross-disciplinary team of lawyers and lawtech experts at Norton Rose Fulbright discuss the transition away from LIBOR
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Russell Group unis launch partnership with new SQE provider
Students at Manchester University and King’s College London will be offered BARBRI SQE workshops and fee discounts
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Hogan Lovells keeps 20 out of 29 autumn NQ solicitors
Two on fixed-term contracts
