Hogan Lovells’ Sengova Kailondo scoops junior solicitor of the year gong in memory of Aya Hachem Aya Hachem (Credit: PA) A University of Salford law student who was killed in a tragic drive-by shooting has been honoured at an annual ...
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Solicitors from lower socio-economic backgrounds take around 18 months longer to make partner, major report focusing on 10 top outfits finds More than half of City law firm partners went to private school, a new social mobility report has found. ...
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Total cost with exam fees is under £10,000 BARBRI has become the first legal education provider to go public with its Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) fees. The provider is to offer a £6,000 SQE preparation course, with SQE1 and SQE2 ...
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Hold-up comes as group representing more than 4,000 legal academics urge refusal The Legal Services Board (LSB) has given itself more time to make its decision on whether or not to approve the new solicitor super-exam, it has emerged. The ...
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BSB says it’s not possible to release grades sooner for ‘quality assurance’ reasons Students caught up in this summer’s online bar exam fiasco won’t be told their results before resits, and some aren’t too happy about this. The Bar Standards ...
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One third of exams beset by technical difficulties, regulator confirms The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today announced that students who encountered technical difficulties during their online exams will have the opportunity to resit from October. The regulator had aimed ...
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Businesswoman Emily Bendell instructs Leigh Day to seek injunction stopping Garrick Club from operating ‘discriminatory’ policy The Garrick Club, London A private members’ club known to be frequented by top judges and QCs is facing legal action over its men-only ...
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DWF and Pinsent Masons make top ten — again The legal profession has taken a total of eight spots in this year’s list of the top family-friendly employers in the UK. The 2020 ‘Top 30 Employers for Working Families’ was ...
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Follows demonstrations earlier this week XR lawyers campaign outside The Law Society headquarters on Chancery Lane — credit @legalhackette (Twitter) Lawyers for Extinction Rebellion (XR) today targeted The Law Society headquarters on Chancery Lane in London, Holborn, urging the professional ...
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Over half think the Supreme Court tried to block Brexit and ‘defy the will of the people’ Nearly three quarters of the British public believe that the mainstream media “misreports” the law. This was one of the key findings of ...
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