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Speakers announced for The SQE Sessions

28 January virtual event marks super-exam launch year; speakers include key figures from law firms and legal education

7 days ago
City law firms increase lawyer leave in light of lockdown 3.0

‘Lockdown leave’ schemes aimed at working parents and carers

Jan 12 2021 11:20am
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Revealed: Law firms’ average work from home start and finish times 2020-21

Everything has changed over the past 12 months — but what about working hours for trainee and junior lawyers?

Jan 12 2021 9:14am
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Revealed: The best law firms for training and quality of work 2020-21

The results are in! Legal Cheek’s exclusive survey can reveal the law firms with the highest scores for training and quality of work

Dec 21 2020 11:34am
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Don’t just give SQE trainees ‘repetitive admin tasks’, regulator warns law firms

SRA seeks to protect rookies qualifying under new regime

Dec 11 2020 12:08pm
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More law firms pay back furlough funds

DAC Beachcroft and Bevan Brittan follow host of City firms in returning government cash

Dec 10 2020 9:12am
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Home-working: 3 out of 4 solicitors experiencing feelings of isolation and lack of motivation

Cracks beginning to show in WFH model, particularly among juniors, report finds

Dec 9 2020 9:28am
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Law firms continue to repay government furlough cash

Burges Salmon follows moves made by Eversheds and Dentons

Dec 3 2020 9:46am
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Law firms dominate social mobility employer list

Top ten spots for BCLP, Browne Jacobson, HSF and Bakers

Nov 11 2020 12:09pm
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Big Four giant Deloitte snaps up London law firm

Acquires Kemp Little

Nov 3 2020 1:46pm
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‘The SQE Sessions’ launches as super-exam countdown begins

Half-day virtual event will answer questions on firms’ lips

Nov 3 2020 10:10am
Magic and silver circle law firms sign commitment to ensure BAME junior lawyers get same career opportunities as white counterparts

Elite firms join over 30 legal recruiters in new diversity pledge

Nov 3 2020 9:27am
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London law firm seeks dog walker on £30k a year

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Oct 16 2020 10:48am
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The 2021 Most Lists are live

Your must-read student career resources rank and analyse 100 law firms, 50 chambers and 30 law schools

Oct 1 2020 10:33am
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2021 TCs will be mix of online and onsite learning, say City firms

Some have already begun remote trainee inductions in response to pandemic

Sep 18 2020 9:09am
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Law firm office shuttered after being linked to 18 cases of COVID-19

But outfit hits back, saying it’s trying its best under ‘tough’ circumstances — and that council got it wrong

Sep 16 2020 10:57am
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Let junior lawyers use your office if you’re not around, Freshfields partners told

New policy to coincide with move to 100 Bishopsgate

Aug 13 2020 2:47pm
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Home-working: Older solicitors more likely to struggle with tech compared to younger colleagues, research finds

Do you know your Zoom from your Hangouts?

Jul 29 2020 9:15am
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Former lawyer slams law firms for putting email addresses in order of hierarchy

Moiz Ali says he was ‘admonished’

Jul 17 2020 1:00pm
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Magic circle duo release financial results

Effect of COVID-19 shows up in Linklaters and Allen & Overy figures

Jul 17 2020 11:49am
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Elite firms could ignore solicitor super-exam results and stick with old boys’ networks, diversity experts warn

SQE ‘could help’ with diversity but not if firms keep recruiting directly from top unis

Jul 14 2020 10:40am
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