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Legal Cheek launches Hong Kong law firm guide

New careers resource features nearly 50 law firms on newly-launched HK website

Oct 27 2022 10:50am
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Nearly two-thirds of legal contracts are ‘gender biased’, new research finds

Nearly two-thirds of legal contracts are 'gender biased', new research finds

Oct 27 2022 9:21am
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Raab returns as Lord Chancellor in Rishi reshuffle

Brandon Lewis out weeks after striking barrister pay deal

Oct 26 2022 10:59am
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Ex-Eversheds trainee banned from profession following sexual assault convictions

Thomas Hagyard was jailed for eight years last October

Oct 26 2022 8:57am

New report reveals 34% pay gap between male and female barristers

Pay disparity remains substantial despite narrowing slightly

Oct 25 2022 12:06pm
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Rooney’s law firm Brabners launches ‘Wagatha’ podcast

Lawyers spill the tea on that libel trial

Oct 25 2022 11:04am
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Bakers confirms SQE maintenance grant of up to £17k

Also boosts GDL and LPC support

Oct 25 2022 8:37am
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Supreme Court to hear cases in Manchester

It will be the first time the justices have sat outside one of the four UK capital cities

Oct 24 2022 2:07pm
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Will Clifford Chance wave the Wharf goodbye?

Magic Circle player reportedly eyeing new Square Mile digs

Oct 24 2022 10:18am
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Womble Bond Dickinson in merger talks with BDB Pitmans

Duo are in “early discussions”

Oct 24 2022 9:14am
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Monday morning round-up

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

Oct 24 2022 8:47am

Is this the first time a judge has used a meme in a judgment?

The Spider-Man finger-pointing may have a special place in legal history

Oct 21 2022 10:13am

Best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Oct 21 2022 8:47am

Mistaking a partner for a vac schemer, deal-wrecking typos and costing clients thousands — lawyers annoymously share their TC blunders

“The sinking feeling when I realised the error was horrifying," one Reddit user wrote

Oct 20 2022 12:18pm
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‘I spent years trying to crack the pupillage Rubik’s Cube’

Future pupil barrister Taz Aldeek offers up his top tips for those seeking a career at the bar

Oct 20 2022 10:26am
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King Charles hires UCL law lecturer as deputy private secretary

Barrister Dr John Sorabji reportedly lands top royal role

Oct 20 2022 8:49am
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TC applications at Clifford Chance jump 50% since 2018

Magic Circle player publishes new eye-catching stats in a bid to help students "make the best choices for them"

Oct 19 2022 9:23am
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The curious case of central bank independence

Legal Cheek’s William Holmes explores the constitutional arguments surrounding the central bank independence in the wake of the mini-budget fiasco

Oct 18 2022 1:30pm