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How coronavirus has led to a surge in work for employment lawyers
CMS trainee Oliver Bristow explains why employment lawyers are more in-demand than ever

Family court rejects 41-year-old solicitor’s attempt to sue parents for financial support
An 'unedifying and really rather sad dispute'

Crowdfunding wannabe barrister pledges free careers advice in return for donations
Mohamed Hussein Iman needs £15k to start GDL

The global pandemic through the eyes of a tech lawyer
Allen & Overy’s William Samengo-Turner considers what’s next for the booming tech industry

Beware the legal outsourcing second wave, junior City lawyers
What comes after the pandemic may not be good for MoneyLaw salaries

Aspiring barrister raises £65,000 to realise Cambridge Uni law course dream
‘I'm absolutely over the moon!’ Dylan Kawende tells Legal Cheek

Stephenson Harwood embraces earn-while-you-learn solicitor apprenticeships
City player also launches £15k a year scholarship fund in diversity push

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Two-thirds of legal professionals struggle to make ends meet
But over half too scared to ask for pay rise

What will the law firm of 2020s look like?
Ahead of Womble Bond Dickinson's 28 February summer work placement and training contract deadline, three lawyers share their predictions for the new decade

Outcry over LPC 30 years ago similar to SQE anxiety today, says BARBRI chief
Rather than being fazed by the super-exam, Sarah Hutchinson reckons the legal profession should view it as an exciting opportunity to improve education and training

The case for solicitor apprenticeships
Ceri Evans, National Programme Director for Apprenticeships at The University of Law, discusses the benefits of the training contract alternative

It’s important to have a passion outside law
Hill Dickinson partner Ian Gillis on martial arts, Manchester and the importance of a commercial mindset

10 rookie errors every first year law student must avoid
Don’t dress like a lawyer

Herbert Smith Freehills offers £10,000 London GDL maintenance grant
£9,000 in the regions

5 top money saving tips for law students
How to get more bang for your buck ?

Epilepsy sufferer who left school with no qualifications launches LLM crowdfunder
Rhys Brown needs £24,000 to follow uni dream after winning spot at Birkbeck

The case for UK tax reform
With Brexit on the horizon, now is the time to revise our taxation system, argues Staffordshire University law student Naz Khan

Linklaters launches new ‘virtual reality’ legal internship
The digital internship is designed to improve social mobility

Aspiring barrister launches crowdfunding campaign to cover £66,000 Cambridge Uni fees
St Edmund's College working with alumni to help bar hopeful hit target

£500,000 fine for solicitor who turned terraced house into office
Failure to pay up could result in a five-year prison sentence