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Ex-Akin Gump partner to face disciplinary tribunal over ‘amended’ taxi receipts and expense claims

US giant left ‘deeply troubled’

2 days ago
New tribunal date set for Allen & Overy partner who helped draft Weinstein NDA

Mark Mansell to face SDT on 5 December

4 days ago
£1,500 fine for criminal solicitor who made ‘inappropriate’ social media posts about client cases

Some disclosed ‘confidential information’

Sep 2 2019 10:23am
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Ex-Burges Salmon trainee legal exec who ‘fabricated’ evidence banned from profession

‘It would be undesirable for her to be involved in a legal practice’, according to regulator

Aug 29 2019 12:10pm
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London lawyer who tried to pinch mobile phones at Dubai airport struck off

Ordered to pay £8,500 in costs

Jul 31 2019 12:09pm
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Super-exam pilot results: make SQE1 the theory test and leave practical skills for SQE2

Testing skills during SQE1 doesn’t really work, says examiner

Jul 31 2019 8:42am
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Junior lawyers seek to have approval of the SQE overturned

Letter to Justice Committee aims to skewer super-exam

Jun 24 2019 12:00pm
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Careers

How one law school is preparing for the biggest shake-up to legal education in a generation

Andrew Chadwick, dean of BPP University Law School, discusses the SQE, technology and the opportunities ahead

Apr 23 2019 1:37pm
New solicitor super-exam to be ‘substantially cheaper’ than LPC

Exclusive: Cost of law school set to plunge, but concerns about “dumbing down” persist

Nov 28 2016 9:03am
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Country’s most followed law student publicly slams the LPC

Saffron Sheriff thinks it “really isn’t living up to its price tag”

Nov 4 2016 9:15am
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Aspiring solicitor’s training contract deemed worthless after she was left unsupervised for 15 months

Supervisor took maternity leave without arranging appropriate support

Apr 1 2016 11:06am
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Lord Harley ‘takes legal action’ against the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for refusing to hear his case in the North

Another twist in long-running saga of controversial solicitor-advocate

Dec 22 2015 12:48pm
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Professional bodies over-taxing solicitors to tune of £2.4 million, says top regulator

Practising fee remains steady despite tumbling Solicitor Regulation Authority costs, as Law Society wants a bigger slice of pie

Aug 25 2015 9:19am
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Solicitors Regulation Authority says sorry to Lord Harley for ‘causing distress’

“Harry Potter” lawyer receives written apology over lost file fiasco, but independent complaints body clears regulator of discrimination

Aug 24 2015 12:30pm
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Revised trainee solicitor hiring code is here; market braces for chaos

Law firm pressure forces junior lawyers group to drop application deadline guidance

Jul 29 2015 2:44pm
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DLA in the soup over ‘wicked witch’ label for ex-client

Regulator called in after data retention disclosure unearths embarrassing emails

Jun 18 2015 12:42pm
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Trainee Solicitors Could Earn Just £5,408 a Year If Minimum Wage Scrapped

Trainee solicitors could be re-classified as apprentices – and see their salaries tumble to just…

Mar 22 2012 12:57pm
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Minimum Trainee Solicitor Salary May Be Scrapped – Will Minimum Pupillage Award Be Next?

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said there’s no regulatory justification for retaining the 30-year-old…

Jan 12 2012 11:24am
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Accutrainee Chief Hits Back at Critics

Follow @Accutrainee Founder of new cut-price training contract scheme responds to recent criticism from Legal…

Jan 4 2012 2:40pm
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DO WE HAVE TO CALL IT ‘DIVERSITY’?

Follow @legalaware Ambiguous term is stunting debate, says LegalAware The word ‘diversity’ is an unhelpful…

Nov 15 2011 10:19am
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