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TODAY: The Legal Cheek December Virtual Pupillage Fair
Saturday 5 December, from 10am to 1pm
Over 200 top lawyers sign petition calling on London’s Garrick Club to scrap men-only membership policy
Women are being excluded from vital networking opportunities, according to letter
Barrister shares top 10 pupillage application tips as Gateway reopens
'Do not swallow a thesaurus', Colin Witcher advises
Law firms continue to repay government furlough cash
Burges Salmon follows moves made by Eversheds and Dentons
Corona-vires: Lord Sumption gets his case law on as he and Lady Hale blast pandemic regulations
Cheeky bit of Liversidge v Anderson
BPP accused of ‘disruptive editing’ by Wikipedia
PR company steps in -- gets blocked
Herbert Smith Freehills targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2030
Follows 2025 aim set by CMS
LIVE NOW UNTIL 5PM: Meet 60 leading law firms before putting in your applications
The December Legal Cheek UK Virtual Law Fair: this Thursday afternoon -- Secure your place
Ex-Supreme Court judge Lord Kerr dies aged 72
He retired from the bench two months ago
Law school enters SQE market with £3k prep course
QLTS School package covers both SQE1 and SQE2; with exam fees it will slash total cost of qualifying as a solicitor to just over £7k; students can pay more for additional support
Ex-Eversheds Sutherland legal assistant banned after faking manager’s signature
On CILEx application
Revealed: The EU countries where lawyers earn the most
UK lawyers earn £64k on average -- the third highest salary beaten only by Switzerland and Germany
Target BAME aspiring barristers with pupillage opportunities, BSB tells chambers in ‘anti-racist statement’
Regulator launches action plan
DWF launches lawtech training seat geared towards STEM grads
Six-month pilot launches in February 2021
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual student event THIS TUESDAY: The future of work — with Shoosmiths
Tuesday 1 December, from 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
Ex-Freshfields partner wins High Court appeal against misconduct finding
The SDT’s decision to fine Ryan Beckwith £35,000 has been quashed
Legal profession making ‘significant progress’ on diversity — but top roles remain a problem
Lawyers disproportionately likely to come from privileged backgrounds, report finds
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts