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ULaw and BPP confirm campuses will reopen this autumn but with temperature tests and other safety measures to combat virus spread The University of Law (ULaw) and BPP Law School have announced plans to reopen campuses this autumn but with ...

‘Turn positive intentions into positive action and create a level playing field for all,’ group writes The primary voice of black solicitors across the UK has urged law firm leaders to “walk the talk” on diversity. The Black Solicitors Network ...

Thirty-one new joiners will now start in February DWF has confirmed that it will push back the start dates of its next UK trainee cohort by six months. Thirty-one trainee solicitors-to-be were due to start their training contracts at the ...

Slater and Gordon to find smaller hub suitable for post COVID-19 world Slater and Gordon is set to ditch its London office once its lease is up in September, as it looks to embrace permanent remote-working. The national firm informed ...

City firm takes ‘unfortunate but prudent decision’ to mitigate COVID-19 financial impact Trainees at Osborne Clarke are to take a 7% pay cut as the firm looks to mitigate the financial impact brought by COVID-19. From 1 June solicitors at ...

Exclusive: Felt virtual assessments would not offer applicants same level of insight into trainee life Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has postponed its assessments for training contracts until early next year. The US firm yesterday confirmed to Legal Cheek its decision ...

They’d been chatting about civil procedure when ‘Ben’ appeared starkers on screen The perils of working from home amid the COVID-19 lockdown have been exposed (quite literally) after a legal video call was interrupted by a colleague who unwittingly flashed ...

Posts pic of barrister and Labour leader wearing traditional legal get-up Legal Twitter has hit out after one social media user appeared to question the Labour Party leader’s “working class” roots. Jim Miller — a “self-employed white van man”, “Brexiteer” ...

But must finish all modules within one year of being admitted Trainee solicitors due to qualify this autumn can be admitted to the roll without having completed the Professional Skills Course (PSC), the regulator has said. The PSC is the ...

Followers loved it Image credit: RollOnFriday Working from home with kids during the COVID-19 lockdown can’t be easy. By way of example, Simmons & Simmons has today apologised after an employee’s daughter performed a live dance routine on its official ...