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Dentons and ULaw launch separate SQE pathways for paralegals

Law firm and law school giants to help legal workers qualify as solicitors

Apr 7 2022 9:15am
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WFW partner named as British man killed by landslide alongside youngest son

Firm says it will remember and honour 'dear friend and colleague' Mehraab Nazir, 49, who had been hiking in Australia

Apr 6 2022 11:01am

‘I left law to launch a theatre company and start a family — but now I’ve returned a more well-rounded lawyer’

Cardiff solicitor Hannah Williams reflects on the benefits of a career break

Apr 6 2022 10:37am
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SQE assessment fees to increase by £135

Cost rise comes despite delays and technical issues affecting January results day

Apr 6 2022 9:18am
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Gender pay gap narrows slightly at A&O

'Changes continue to be small', says magic circle player, 'but the overall trend is moving in the right direction'

Apr 5 2022 3:30pm
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Give pupillage seekers better feedback, urge rookie barristers

Respondents to Bar Council survey also call on chambers to ditch rejection by silence

Apr 5 2022 10:19am
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Lady Danbury dropped out of law school

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh left UWE Bristol after two years to pursue acting career, reports claim

Apr 4 2022 11:50am
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Clifford Chance reports ‘class pay gap’

Magic circle firm discloses average difference in pay for staff from working, intermediate and professional backgrounds for first time

Apr 4 2022 10:31am
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Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Apr 4 2022 8:03am
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BSB ditches bar aptitude test

Regulator says entry exam no longer an effective filter of wannabe barristers who will likely fail the course

Apr 1 2022 9:52am
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Best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Apr 1 2022 8:16am

EXCLUSIVE: Law firm launches ‘work bus’ (April fool!)

'Work from a bus is the new work from home', says Scott, Howard & Malone managing partner

Apr 1 2022 8:05am
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Future magic circle trainee pens 10,000 word dissertation inspired by Clueless

Glasgow Uni law student Toju Adelaja's essay on refugee status based around quote from 90s rom-com

Mar 31 2022 12:21pm
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‘A new Wild West’: Lords urge better oversight of AI in justice

Justice and Home Affairs Committee warns legislation is failing to keep pace with tech

Mar 31 2022 9:50am
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Family law barrister cleared of misconduct over Meghan Markle baby tweet

BSB dismisses dozens of complaints against former Olympic rower Joanna Toch

Mar 31 2022 7:57am
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Flexi-lawyer service launches in-house focused SQE pathway

Paralegals able to accrue two years' QWE at LOD client businesses

Mar 30 2022 3:30pm
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