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Legal sector dominates social mobility power list
Top ten spots for Baker McKenzie, Linklaters and BCLP
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Exam lie ends junior solicitor’s City career
Former Proskauer Rose lawyer struck off for pretending to pass professional insolvency exam
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Careers
Climate change: a City lawyer’s perspective
Senior associate Wynne Lawrence explains how Clyde & Co is helping its clients prepare for a greener future
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Judge Barbie is now a thing
US doll features black robes, jabot and a gavel
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Norton Rose Fulbright boosts NQ solicitor pay to £87,500
Rises for trainees too
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Training contract numbers hit highest level since 2008 financial crash
As number of students enrolling onto law degrees swells to over 24,500
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Lady Hale’s ‘girly swots’ quip sparks constitutional row
Supreme Court judge also referenced The Handmaid’s Tale as she told state school heads: ‘Don’t let the bastards grind you down!’
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Freshfields partner denies exploiting junior associate
A ‘mutual mistake’, says Ryan Beckwith
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Most lawyers
A Monday cartoon courtesy of The Sketching Solicitor
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Exchange Chambers teams up with Lancaster Law School to deliver LLB advocacy module
Option open to third years
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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
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London NQ lawyer pay at Davis Polk reaches £135,000
Uplifts for GDL and LPC maintenance grants, too
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‘How can I demonstrate I’m a first class student trapped with a second class degree?’
A bar hopeful seeks readers’ advice
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‘Legal aid as important for economy as hospitals and schools’
Increasing access to justice can be a ‘win-win’ for businesses, IBA-World Bank report claims
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Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
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18-month suspension for solicitor who texted ‘I want to f*ck you’ to newly qualified colleague
Disciplinary tribunal points to mitigation, including medical issues
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London Dechert partner sues corporate investigators over alleged spying operation
Neil Gerrard reportedly wants £100,000 in damages
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Careers
Practice area overview: sustainable energy law, the big issues and how to get into it
Lawyers from Norton Rose Fulbright’s energy team advise
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Salford Uni law students to tackle unfair dismissal and divorce disputes with launch of free advice clinic
Follows similar moves made by Bolton and Bristol
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‘Culture of fear’ prevents female barristers speaking out against bullying and harassment
Comments include male barristers discussing which female colleagues they ‘wanted to shag’, report finds
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Cambridge Uni law student shares his geeky — but ‘mostly useless’ — Supreme Court facts
Series of tweets to mark top court’s tenth birthday
