COVID-19
Number of law students joining lost learning group action more than doubles in two months
Over 4,500 now signed up to Covid and strike claim
UCL law student recognised in New Year Honours List
Zakaria Dada awarded a British Empire Medal for community efforts during Covid-19, and tells Legal Cheek of his appreciation
Covid: Over 2,000 law students join group action over lost learning
Major legal claim follows widespread disruption to lectures, seminars and exams
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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
Clydes gives lawyers coloured wristbands so they can indicate how Covid cautious they are
Traffic light system 🚦
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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’
‘I completed my training contract remotely while pregnant’
Skylar McKeith reflects on an ‘eventful’ past year and a half
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
Debevoise follows MoFo with London office vaccine mandate
New policy applies to staff and visitors 💉
Get jabbed before office return, MoFo tells London lawyers
First law firm to publicly mandate vaccine policy in UK office
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
City law firm donates £2 million profit slice to Covid charities
Simmons & Simmons cash contribution follows solid financial results
Bar course pass rates drop 18% during pandemic
Just 10% of BPTC grads started pupillage in 2020-21, new stats show
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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
Quarter of junior lawyers expect to work from the office full-time after ‘Freedom Day’
WFH guidance to be dropped on 19 July
Bakers lawyers and staff given option to work remotely up to three days a week
Varied start and finish times too
Weil dishes out £8k Covid bonuses to NQ lawyers
Extra cash for trainees and associates too
GDL student numbers jumped by over a fifth during the pandemic
Covid disruption and SQE replacement contributing factors, report finds
US firm Paul Hastings tells London lawyers work from the office ‘by default’
From 7 September 🗓️