Author: Aishah Hussain

Student anger as BPP shuts Holborn campus for ‘essential maintenance’
Students, who pay a London premium, can access other centres, including one just over mile away in Waterloo, until reopening next month

Pupil barrister trials UK’s first vegan wig
Samuel March's hemp-based prototype draws praise from legal profession

Gowling WLG apologises after post describing Black man as ‘very nice and extremely polite’ draws criticism online
'We recognise that we have more work to do,' says firm's UK chairman

New website allows junior lawyers to anonymously share ‘Oops!’ moments
Aims to 'change the culture of unhelpful perfectionism in the legal industry'

Herbert Smith Freehills restarts international secondments for trainee solicitors
Four rookies to go abroad from next month

Law among highest-paying grad jobs, research finds
Beaten only by investment banking 🤑

Freeths office closure in remote working push
National law firm shutters in Stoke

ULaw students face exam notes headache after proctoring switch
Exclusive: Law school says it's looking to resolve issues as soon as possible

Fifth of London trainees paid less than Law Society’s recommended minimum wage
Chancery Lane boosts recommended pay by 1.1%

College of Legal Practice launches SQE route that is half the price of the LPC
Total cost with exam fees is just over £8,000

‘I wouldn’t wish this half-life on anyone’: Mumsnet discusses life married to a lawyer
Lawyers' other halves reveal all

What to expect as the SQE roll-out date nears
The law firms and legal educators involved in making the new solicitor training regime a reality took centre stage at Legal Cheek’s The SQE Sessions

BCLP signs SQE training deal with BPP and BARBRI
International firm will enter SQE pathway from 2023; trainee intake to be split across both providers

Keoghs launches SQE apprenticeship for graduates
Runs alongside traditional TC

BPP Law School to offer module in small talk
University finds a third of students don't feel comfortable talking in front of a group

Goodwin Procter raises NQ solicitor pay to £137,500
Trainee salaries to be reviewed in the summer

Litigation law firm drops Hamilton-inspired BigLaw diss track
'Cut your own path it’s ok to be defiant... BigLaw is big, but for change we need giants' 🎶

City law firms and chambers come together for #10000BlackInterns initiative
National campaign gets underway next year with aim to provide paid internships for black graduates

ULaw reveals SQE prep course fees
Prices range from £500 for a short SQE1 revision course to £16,500 for most comprehensive LLM

City Consortium to provide SQE ‘top-up courses’ for future trainees
Exclusive: Will cover legal tech and project management skills

Osborne Clarke ends COVID salary cuts early
Will repay staff deducted earnings this month