Author: Thomas Connelly
DWF to use government apprentice levy to fund new SQE solicitor training programme for graduates
Replaces training contract from January 2022
Ulster Uni’s A&O and Bakers-backed innovation hub launches lawtech LLM
New masters degree combines corporate law with computing
US lawyer takes on coronavirus in action-filled YouTube ad
The Texas Law Hawk is back
Clifford Chance launches Oxford Uni tech bursaries
Aims to encourage greater diversity on computer science course
Osborne Clarke targeted by graffiti vandals
'That's definitely not part of our brand', says firm spokesperson
Bar Council rejects Henry Hendron’s election nomination after filing application one minute late
Controversial barrister says he’s ‘taking the matter to court next week’
Magic circle gets its first woman leader
Georgia Dawson takes top role at Freshfields
Barrister suggested female Asian judge landed role due to ‘positive discrimination’
Fined and reprimanded
Exam waiver ‘not an option now or in the future’, says BSB
Fallout between regulator and students rumbles on
BPP rebuffs claims it prioritised study materials for ‘consortium’ TC holders
Law school giant partly upholds four of 27 complaints made by LPC students
Salford theatre to host real criminal trials
Eight new ‘Nightingale Courts’ announced as part of plans to address COVID-19 impact on justice system
DAC Beachcroft litigation exec banned for naming client on Facebook
Also overbilled working hours
Squire Patton Boggs reopens Manchester office after employees test positive for COVID-19
Closed earlier this week ‘out of an abundance of caution’
Milbank dishes out COVID bonuses to London junior lawyers
Associates can receive between £5,800 and £30,800, depending on experience
Crowdfunding wannabe barrister pledges free careers advice in return for donations
Mohamed Hussein Iman needs £15k to start GDL
BCLP posts 76% retention rate and ups trainee pay
16 out of 21 stay put
Top commercial chambers to fund criminal pupillage cancelled due to COVID-19
Keating Chambers stumps up £20,000
Come into the office just 60% of the time, Herbert Smith Freehills tells lawyers
Benchmark set for post-pandemic operations
Big screen justice: Cinemas to host Scottish jury trials
Selected for their good digital connectivity and secure IT infrastructure
COVID-19: Regulator predicts drop in pupillage numbers
Knock-on effects of pandemic likely felt by students seeking training spots over next two years, according to new BSB impact report