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Flexi-lawyer service launches in-house focused SQE pathway
Paralegals able to accrue two years' QWE at LOD client businesses
Top UK judges quit Hong Kong
Supreme Court says it can't continue to endorse administration which has 'departed from values of political freedom'
Ukraine crisis: Law students and lawyers look to tackle immigration challenges using lawtech
Profession addresses visa, language and resource issues during 48-hour 'idea sprint'
Virtual student event TODAY: Secrets to Success Midlands — with Eversheds Sutherland, Gowling WLG, Hogan Lovells and ULaw
Wednesday 30 March, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
Regional rises: who has increased so far?
Legal Cheek rounds up the key NQ pay movers outside the capital
Freshfields narrows gender pay gap for third year
Ethnicity, disability and LGBTQ+ results also improve
Barrister sanctioned over tweet about Muslims wins appeal
Jon Holbrook had been fined £500
First speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2022
MoJ minister joins SRA education chief and magic circle training experts at Legal Cheek's annual in-person conference
Done deal: Clyde & Co and BLM agree to combine
Goes live this summer 🤝
UK government appoints top war crimes lawyer to help Ukraine on ‘journey to justice’ against Russia
Judge and Doughty Street associate tenant Sir Howard Morrison QC will act as independent adviser to war-torn country's chief prosecutor
Law Society pushes for law to be part of school curriculum
Children should know their rights, says president I. Stephanie Boyce
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2022 are…
Industry extravaganza returns in-person to celebrate top trainee-rated firms and chambers 🏆🤩
STARTING MONDAY: The Legal Cheek Spring 2022 Virtual Vacation Scheme
Featuring Meta, and leading US and international law firms
Milbank bumps trainee pay to £62.5k
Year one rookies now on £57.5k
Why I quit the London office of a US law firm to pursue my passion for beekeeping
'The pandemic made me realise that I wanted more than just to be at my desk,' says Michael Walsh, a former Covington & Burling associate who founded The Urban Apiarist last year 🐝
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Barrister gives birth after leaving Supreme Court in taxi
Amy Stout was 37.5 weeks pregnant
Excitement builds ahead of this evening’s Legal Cheek Awards
In-person extravaganza to feature special guest appearances from Attorney General Suella Braverman QC MP, Love Island finalist Tyler Cruickshank and X Factor and Celebrity Big Brother star Katie Waissel
Trainee numbers dipped 11% in first year of pandemic, new stats show
Prior to lockdown, TCs were at their highest level since the 2008 financial crash