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LPC and BPTC students urge regulators not to delay exams amid virus pandemic
Petitions demand that wannabe lawyers be allowed to take assessments at home
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Virus pandemic: Baker McKenzie and Herbert Smith Freehills postpone spring vacation schemes
Along with Charles Russell Speechlys and Penningtons Manches Cooper
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Wealthy partners work from home while lowest paid staff are forced into the office, legal union claims
Legal Sector Workers United brands pandemic response a ‘classist allocation of risk’
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Journal
Machine-learnt bias? Algorithmic decision making and access to criminal justice
This article is the winning entry to the Justis International Law and Technology Writing Competition 2020, from the category of ‘access to justice and technology’
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Don’t let students sit exams at home, SRA tells law schools
Regulator says supervised assessments must be maintained
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Careers
99 training contract interview tips
With examples of the questions you need to know how to answer
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Criminal barristers ask for early billing to ease potential cashflow crises
Coronavirus: Criminal Bar Association wants barristers to be paid before trials are over
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Regulator postpones centralised BPTC exams
Decision follows new government guidance to combat spread of COVID-19
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Coronavirus: It’s ‘business as usual’, says Supreme Court
Building remains open to the public and cases will continue
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Slaughter and May postpones spring vacation scheme amid virus pandemic
As magic circlers Freshfields and A&O postpone first-year spring schemes
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BPP postpones LPC exam following new government COVID-19 advice
Tomorrow’s assessment due to take place at London’s ExCeL centre will now be re-scheduled
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Careers
The importance of displaying your personality in training contract interviews
Application and interview advice courtesy of solicitors from Burges Salmon, Osborne Clarke and RPC
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BPP gives students option to sit LPC exam or delay
Law school’s approach follows advice from Public Health England
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ULaw and City Law School to suspend face-to-face teaching in response to coronavirus
Both will switch online lectures from 23 March
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IBA: Assange treatment during extradition hearing ‘reminiscent of Abu Ghraib’ prison scandal
International Bar Assocation compares Wikileaks founder’s ‘mistreatment’ to torture of Iraqi detainees
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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
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Careers
How to get ahead in the training contract race
A panel of experts share their thoughts
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Shearman & Sterling becomes first firm to postpone spring vacation scheme in wake of coronavirus pandemic
Follows Linklaters decision to suspend insight scheme
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Coronavirus: Linklaters postpones insight scheme as Taylor Wessing closes London office after employee tests positive
Host of City players trial remote working capabilities in wake of pandemic
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‘Paralegal or legal directory researcher: which role will help me secure a City law TC?’
I have to accept one soon
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Revealed: The chambers with the most supportive barristers
From ‘very active’ juniors’ WhatsApp groups to the most illustrious silk offering a helping hand
