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Legal Cheek global economy of the 2020s student events in Edinburgh and London this week
We’re in the Scottish capital at Addleshaw Goddard on Wednesday evening and in the City of London with Osborne Clarke on Thursday
‘I’m a month into my law degree and struggling with homesickness’
I would appreciate any advice from those who have been in this position before
Super-exam pass rates could be higher than LPC, says boss of new SQE mega provider
Comments come after Linklaters training chief revealed fear that more magic circle rookies could fail SQE
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Kim Kardashian recreates Elle Woods’ iconic Harvard Law School admission video essay
World’s most famous law student wins Halloween with Legally Blonde tribute
City Law School latest to offer two-part bar course following regulatory shake-up
It's much cheaper, too
Swansea Uni-backed legal lab scoops £4 million in EU funding
New hub to support research and develop advances in lawtech, Welsh government says
You’ve ‘wrecked’ my dream of becoming a lawyer: French LPC student blasts Boris’ Brexit vision in emotional open letter
PM is putting party and ego before national interests, Royal Holloway law grad claims
Lord Keen QC cleared of professional misconduct after firearms conviction
Top Scottish lawyer appeared before a disciplinary tribunal
Fifth of law firms fail on money laundering rules, says SRA
Regulator to ramp up compliance checks in wake of review
Wrong type of lawyer
A Monday cartoon courtesy of The Sketching Solicitor
Law firm flotations could help attract top lawyer talent through mega-money share options, survey findings suggest
As rumours surrounding Mishcon IPO continue
Hull University law student who tragically killed himself awarded posthumous first-class LLB
Phil Taylor found dead at his home earlier this year, inquest hears
10 month suspension for barrister who posted ‘offensive’ comments on Facebook
Less than a week after regulator issued fresh guidance on social media etiquette
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Legal Cheek student events in Manchester, Bristol, Edinburgh and London
Featuring Addleshaw Goddard, BCLP, Burges Salmon, CMS, Gowling WLG, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hill Dickinson, Irwin Mitchell, Linklaters, Osborne Clarke, Pinsent Masons, Ropes & Gray, Squire Patton Boggs and more
‘Is a training contract at a global law firm’s Middle East office a viable route to the London construction bar’
A wannabe barrister requires readers' help