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SRA update on LPC assessment – continuing impact of Covid-19
The Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) has announced changes to its rules on testing requirements for the Legal Practice Course (LPC) to reflect the government and NHS guidelines on coronavirus COVID-19 …
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Covid-19 Vacation Scheme Round-Up
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold, the impact on solicitor legal training has started to take shape. A growing number of firms are postponing their vacation schemes, open days …
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Coronavirus update: The Legal 500 pushes back research schedule to ease pressure on clients and firms
The Legal 500 is pushing back its research schedule in response to the coronavirus pandemic, suspending all client contact for the next four weeks. At a time when law firms and …
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Freshfields and Slaughters drafted as Government reveals details of Covid-19 business support package
The UK Treasury and Bank of England (BoE) have called in their go-to counsel Slaughter and May and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as they iron out details of the multibillion-pound support …
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Guest post: Coronavirus tears up competition regimes for foreign investments as Europe struggles to shield reeling economies
COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc with the global economy, disrupting all manner of business throughout the world. Stock markets have plummeted and many companies are having to grapple with economic …
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Coronavirus latest: Supreme Court goes virtual as junior lawyers plea against postponing exams
For the first time in its history, the Supreme Court conducted a case entirely through video conferencing this morning (24 March), after taking the decision to close its building to the …
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Revolving doors: Orrick adds four-partner WFW projects team as Taylor Wessing invests in employment bench
After an eventful week and with many lawyers working from home until further notice, City firms and US rivals continue to ramp up hires as Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Taylor Wessing and Pinsent Masons all made hires in …
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‘Under-funded and ill-served’ courts face pressure to adapt as coronavirus hits the justice system
Courts in England and Wales have made changes to their practices as the Lord Chief Justice joins those dismissing claims the courts can operate as normal as the spread of …
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Kirkland remains world’s highest-grossing law firm in becoming first to surpass $4bn
Kirkland & Ellis has added $390m to it top line to trounce Latham & Watkins once again as the world’s highest-grossing law firm, as global turnover surged to $4.15bn. The Chicago-bred …
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Slaughters makes up seven in the City with bulked-up promotion round
City blueblood Slaughter and May has promoted seven partners in the City and one in Hong Kong following an increased promotion round, with corporate receiving the lion’s share. The promotion round sees …
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