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Lord Reed sworn in as new Supreme Court president
Ex-shipping lawyer Lord Hamblen also joins top bench as Lady Hale officially steps down
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Let students lawyer-up for all university complaint hearings, urges barrister
Daniel Sokol says that many unis ban legal reps from attending
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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
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Alan Blacker slapped with nine-month suspended jail sentence for benefit fraud
Filmed driving miniature locomotives, despite claiming he needed round-the-clock care
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Slaughter and May bumps associate pay by up to 8%
Rises follow last summer’s improved six-figure packages for NQs
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Barclays cuts ties with new online game that sees users play role of overworked lawyer
Creators claim it’s a ‘light-hearted’ look at hours problem
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UK judges snub march protesting Polish rule of law crisis — but offer statement of support
Most other EU countries will be represented by their judges
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Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
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Careers
How to become a clinical negligence QC
Two Serjeants’ Inn barristers, who made it to the top via strikingly different routes, share their advice and reflections
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City law firms siphoning work to regional hubs risk run-in with regulator, top academics warn
Big paying clients kept in dark over who is handling work as London players look to keep profits high
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‘Should I tell my boss I’m taking time off to do a vac scheme?’
I work in the legal industry
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The law firms with the swankiest offices in the UK
Cue major office envy
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Careers
The Green Economy will be the defining theme of the 2020s
Three Shoosmiths partners look at what’s happening now and in the future
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Witness arrested after flinging flute at judge
Woodwind attack occurred in Indian courtroom
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Journal
The ethical veganism case: a reflection of a progressive society
Discrimination lawyer Yara Ali-Adib looks at last week’s headline-grabbing ruling
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Careers
Top barristers reveal what students need to know as they make pupillage applications
Practitioners from no less than 13 leading London sets share their insights as the Pupillage Gateway re-opens
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Ban for former DWF trainee solicitor who emailed client information to a mate
Haley Tansey now can’t work for a law firm without regulator’s say-so
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Retired judge calls for political subjects to be removed from law degrees
Politicised topics like criminology and diversity law should be reserved for postgraduate study
