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Law firm partner apologises after wearing blackface to work fancy dress party
Exclusive: Turned up to 2016 event as Mr T
Bank of England strikes SQE training deal with ULaw
Apprentices split time between office and law school
Kaplan offers more SQE testing spots in response to high demand
Exclusive: Additional spaces available from today
UK law firms recognised for ‘family-friendly working’
DWF and Pinsent Masons make top 10 for flexible polices on annual charity list
Dollar-pegged NQ pay packets at elite US firms swell to around £200,000 as pound plunges to record low
UK mini-budget tax cuts causes pound to tank
Barrister performs guitar solo to raise awareness for criminal bar strikes
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HSF embraces the metaverse with new digital law course for students
Exclusive: Completion certificates issued as NFTs
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Osborne Clarke records 92% trainee retention score
Follows pay hikes
London lawyer ‘seriously dating’ Johnny Depp, report claims
Its been reported that Schillings partner Joelle Rich is romantically linked to Pirates of the Caribbean star
Court of Appeal gives thumbs up to witnesses giving evidence via Whatsapp
Messaging app’s encryption is 'sufficiently secure', says Lord Justice Holroyde
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The 2023 Firms Most List goes live
Your must-read guide to over 80 law firms with unique insider insights
HSF expands Belfast trainee solicitor programme
Six trainees to start in September 2023 as firm looks to recruit externally for first time
Number of law graduates hits record high
Some 18,927 students graduated with law degrees last year, while the number of solicitors on the roll also hit unprecedented levels
Sidley keeps 10 out of 12 London NQs
New recruits start on £159,500
Addleshaws selects new City HQ
Relocation scheduled for 2024
Glasgow leapfrogs Oxford in latest law school rankings
Cambridge tops table
US trio boost junior City lawyer pay
Exclusive: Rises at Dechert, MoFo and Sidley Austin
Are lawyers’ poor writing skills the reason contracts are so hard to read?
Quite possibly, say researchers
Bank Holiday round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend