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COVID-19, tech and the SQE — the top talking points from LegalEdCon 2020

Prominent figures from the world of law came together, virtually, to discuss how the impact of coronavirus and an increasing reliance on tech will shape the future of legal education and training, Sophie Currie reports

Jun 9 2020 12:45pm

Stephenson Harwood embraces earn-while-you-learn solicitor apprenticeships

City player also launches £15k a year scholarship fund in diversity push

Jun 9 2020 11:20am

CONFIRMED: This is what the new solicitor super-exam will look like

Two-part assessment to come into force from 1 September 2021 -- subject to LSB approval

Jun 8 2020 9:26am

Freshfields lawyers aghast after senior partner refers to ‘Blacks’ in firm-wide email

Boss Edward Braham apologises and says he is 'committed to learning from this'

Jun 5 2020 1:29pm

What does the future hold for Hong Kong’s global legal hub?

ULaw’s Peter Crisp shares his predictions for legal life after COVID-19

Jun 5 2020 11:03am

DWF defers training contract start dates by six months

Thirty-one new joiners will now start in February

Jun 5 2020 9:41am

Sidley Austin retains all 11 autumn NQ solicitors

One associate-to-be is on a fixed-term contract

Jun 4 2020 9:17am

9 things to think about if you plan to switch careers to law

Lawyers who’ve come into law from other industries share their insights

Jun 3 2020 2:32pm

You don’t have to do a training contract to be a lawyer

BARBRI’s Tracy Savage explains why the super-exam heralds a new era for flexible legal training

Jun 2 2020 1:47pm

Reed Smith to cut London lawyer roles due to pandemic

‘Targeted redundancy process’ will impact 'small number' of associates and staff, global outfit says

Jun 2 2020 10:08am

How law students can manage the uncertainty caused by COVID-19

We sit down (virtually) with Sarah Harte, graduate recruitment and development manager at global firm Dentons, for her take on things

Jun 1 2020 2:00pm

A&O-O’Melveny mega-merger scuppered by plummeting pound, former magic circle managing partner reveals

Andrew Ballheimer was told bad news while holidaying in Spain

Jun 1 2020 10:58am

National firm to close London office as it looks to embrace permanent remote-working

Slater and Gordon to find smaller hub suitable for post COVID-19 world

May 29 2020 1:41pm

Law veteran who turned DLA Piper into a global giant takes over at DWF

Nigel Knowles -- the man behind DLA’s ascent from middling Yorkshire outfit to one of the biggest firms in the world -- takes over from DWF’s long serving leader Andrew Leaitherland

May 29 2020 10:52am

Law on lockdown: The dissertation pic round-up

*Adds Photoshop skills to LinkedIn*

May 28 2020 2:06pm

SRA defends decision to prosecute junior lawyer who lost work briefcase

Claire Louise Matthews has lodged appeal against strike off

May 28 2020 11:20am

Falling through the cracks of the furlough scheme — a NQ lawyer’s perspective

'I feel I have effectively been forced out of the profession', a junior family solicitor writes

May 28 2020 9:18am

Rookie solicitor puts training contract on hold to work in coronavirus-battered pharmacies

King's grad Thorrun Govind dusts off pharmacy qualifications during pandemic

May 27 2020 12:25pm