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Covid: Over 2,000 law students join group action over lost learning

Major legal claim follows widespread disruption to lectures, seminars and exams
6 days ago
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The changing legal landscape: How will it affect aspiring lawyers?

Former barrister turned ULaw Deputy Vice-Chancellor Law, Professor Peter Crisp, looks at some of the key issues impacting those seeking to enter the legal profession, ahead of next week’s Legal Cheek-ULaw Summer Virtual Vacation Scheme
Jul 1 2022 11:30am
Flexibility trumps pay as lawyers top priority, research shows

But only just
Nov 19 2021 9:15am
Clydes gives lawyers coloured wristbands so they can indicate how Covid cautious they are

Traffic light system 🚦
Oct 29 2021 12:21pm
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From the 2008 financial crisis to Covid: My career as a capital markets lawyer

Willkie Farr & Gallagher partner Jennifer Tait traces her career from the financial crisis to the ‘new normal’
Oct 6 2021 2:39pm
‘I completed my training contract remotely while pregnant’

Skylar McKeith reflects on an ‘eventful’ past year and a half
Oct 5 2021 11:58am

How to build real connections in a virtual world — a junior lawyer’s perspective

Mishcon associate Simona Corcoz reflects on bonding with her new team amidst the pandemic and shares advice based on what she learnt along the way
Sep 22 2021 10:31am
Debevoise follows MoFo with London office vaccine mandate

New policy applies to staff and visitors 💉
Sep 14 2021 8:53am
Get jabbed before office return, MoFo tells London lawyers

First law firm to publicly mandate vaccine policy in UK office
Aug 26 2021 10:44am
‘Our goodwill has run dry’: Criminal lawyers sign open letter rejecting government plans to open courts on evenings and weekends

Over 500 signatories
Aug 6 2021 11:03am
Get jabbed before coming to the office, US firms tell lawyers

Davis Polk and Ropes & Gray to disable ID cards of unvaccinated employees, reports claim
Aug 6 2021 9:16am
City law firm donates £2 million profit slice to Covid charities

Simmons & Simmons cash contribution follows solid financial results
Jul 22 2021 9:34am

Bar course pass rates drop 18% during pandemic

Just 10% of BPTC grads started pupillage in 2020-21, new stats show
Jul 16 2021 10:24am
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Law degrees: the saving grace for UK universities?

LexisNexis’ Sarah Hallowell explains just how vital law courses are to the post-Covid higher education sector
Jul 13 2021 12:02pm
Quarter of junior lawyers expect to work from the office full-time after ‘Freedom Day’

WFH guidance to be dropped on 19 July
Jul 7 2021 1:44pm
Bakers lawyers and staff given option to work remotely up to three days a week

Varied start and finish times too
Jun 15 2021 11:13am
Weil dishes out £8k Covid bonuses to NQ lawyers

Extra cash for trainees and associates too
Jun 14 2021 9:34am
GDL student numbers jumped by over a fifth during the pandemic

Covid disruption and SQE replacement contributing factors, report finds
Jun 3 2021 11:06am

US firm Paul Hastings tells London lawyers work from the office ‘by default’

From 7 September 🗓️
Jun 3 2021 9:24am
Eversheds lawyers to work from the office two to three days a week

New ‘blended working’ model applies to firm’s trainees too
Jun 2 2021 9:21am
CMS and Clydes thank lawyers with Covid bonuses

Extra 5% and 3% of salary at each firm
May 28 2021 12:15pm