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Your must-read student career resources rank and analyse 100 law firms, 50 chambers and 30 law schools

2021 TCs will be mix of online and onsite learning, say City firms
Some have already begun remote trainee inductions in response to pandemic

Law firm office shuttered after being linked to 18 cases of COVID-19
But outfit hits back, saying it's trying its best under ‘tough’ circumstances -- and that council got it wrong

Let junior lawyers use your office if you’re not around, Freshfields partners told
New policy to coincide with move to 100 Bishopsgate

Home-working: Older solicitors more likely to struggle with tech compared to younger colleagues, research finds
Do you know your Zoom from your Hangouts?

Former lawyer slams law firms for putting email addresses in order of hierarchy
Moiz Ali says he was 'admonished'

Magic circle duo release financial results
Effect of COVID-19 shows up in Linklaters and Allen & Overy figures

Elite firms could ignore solicitor super-exam results and stick with old boys’ networks, diversity experts warn
SQE 'could help' with diversity but not if firms keep recruiting directly from top unis

Dentons closes two UK offices and moves to permanent home-working
Measure applies to all staff including five of the firm's trainees in Aberdeen and Watford

Groans all round as law firm describes receptionist as ‘beautiful’ in Facebook post
'This was a comment made about a woman by another woman', says Alexander Grace Law

US law firms hold London NQ pay steady amid COVID-19 uncertainty
White & Case and Cleary Gottlieb opt against rises or cuts for now

Female partner goes public with decision to quit ‘toxic’ law firm
‘I’ve been killing myself taking crazy assignments and working intense hours’, writes mystery lawyer in candid Reddit post

COVID-19: Emphasising the societal impact of business decisions
Future trainee solicitor Isabella Mason considers the implications for law firms

‘Should I work as a paralegal at the firm I’ve secured a training contract with?’
I planned to fill the gap with legal work but the job market is flat so options are limited, writes one Legal Cheek reader

Virtual Pride 2020: Law firms move celebrations online in light of COVID-19
Bingo, discos and virtual 'voguing' -- a lot is going on(line) in recognition of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies

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

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

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