Tag: coronavirus

Taylor Wessing furloughs lawyers and green lights flexi-working scheme
Bonus payments will be split into two instalments

Scottish universities outperform English counterparts in latest law school rankings
Oxbridge duo dominate top spots

Birkbeck Uni law graduate looks to privately prosecute Dominic Cummings for Durham trip
Mahsa Taliefar is seeking £300,000 in online fundraiser

COVID-19, tech and the SQE — the top talking points from LegalEdCon 2020
Prominent figures from the world of law came together, virtually, to discuss how the impact of coronavirus and an increasing reliance on tech will shape the future of legal education and training, Sophie Currie reports

Durham Uni law student tackles lockdown loneliness with charity chatline
'Chit-chat' by Lewis Alexander Baxter aims to 'connect the nation through conversation'

Top chambers postpone mini-pupillage schemes in response to COVID-19
But some sets are offering virtual minis and webinars

Squire Patton Boggs and Osborne Clarke move summer vacation schemes online
Law firms continue to switch to virtual programmes amid virus disruption

What does the future hold for Hong Kong’s global legal hub?
ULaw’s Peter Crisp shares his predictions for legal life after COVID-19

DWF defers training contract start dates by six months
Thirty-one new joiners will now start in February

DLA Piper offers future trainees £10,000 to delay TC start dates by a year
Exclusive: Or £5,000 for six months

Fulham man complains that his aspiring lawyer flatmate (whose TC has been cancelled) is claiming benefits while being financed by mum and dad
His parents pay for his rent, Tube fare, food shops and nights out

BSB: A response to BPTC students’ exam concerns
We will seek to ensure online assessment arrangements are fair for all, writes BSB director of regulatory operations Oliver Hanmer

Reed Smith to cut London lawyer roles due to pandemic
‘Targeted redundancy process’ will impact 'small number' of associates and staff, global outfit says

BPTC students urge regulator to reconsider COVID-19 exam plans
93% of bar hopefuls surveyed believe BSB's proposals will negatively impact their performance

How law students can manage the uncertainty caused by COVID-19
We sit down (virtually) with Sarah Harte, graduate recruitment and development manager at global firm Dentons, for her take on things

COVID-19: A competition law conundrum
Swansea law graduate Oscar Newman considers the implications of reopening the retail sector

Cleary Gottlieb cancels summer vacation schemes
COVID-19: Hopes to reschedule for later this year

National firm to close London office as it looks to embrace permanent remote-working
Slater and Gordon to find smaller hub suitable for post COVID-19 world

10 ways to boost your chances of securing a training contract during lockdown
Learn a new skill, start a vlog, attend virtual law fairs and write for Legal Cheek -- there's plenty to do

Bar regulator’s COVID-19 exam proposals could prejudice female students
Former BPTC student and future barrister Sarah Ismail considers why