Virtual student event on TUESDAY: Secrets to Success North — with Pinsent Masons, Womble Bond Dickinson, Kings Chambers and ULaw
Tuesday 9 March, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
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World law school rankings: Harvard beats Oxbridge again
Ivy League player outperforms UK counterparts for fourth consecutive year
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Employment tribunal awards former BPP law lecturer £168k
Elizabeth Aylott found to have been constructively unfairly dismissed
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Supreme Court gets a new female judge
Lady Justice Rose joins UK’s top bench next month
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How to build an international legal career in Ireland
Partners from Arthur Cox, Matheson and Pinsent Masons join an expert in legal education from BARBRI to discuss Ireland’s position as a global hub in the post-Brexit economy
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Law Society president steps down amid misconduct claims
David Greene, who denies claim he misled judge, will leave role later this month
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Attorney General makes history as first cabinet minister to take maternity leave
Overhaul of ‘outdated’ rules made move possible
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ULaw appoints director of equality, diversity and inclusion
Patrick Johnson joins the law school’s executive board
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Student anger as BPP shuts Holborn campus for ‘essential maintenance’
Students, who pay a London premium, can access other centres, including one just over mile away in Waterloo, until reopening next month
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What aspiring lawyers need to know about the South West legal scene
Zoe King, dean of ULaw’s Bristol and Exeter campuses, discusses the opportunities on offer for prospective lawyers in the South West
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Pupil barrister trials UK’s first vegan wig
Samuel March’s hemp-based prototype draws praise from legal profession
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Ex-Irwin Mitchell paralegal banned after destroying paperwork to cover up mistake
The client’s personal injury case was struck out as a result
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Legal Union steps in after trainee solicitor isn’t offered NQ role
Rookie claims law firm continued to recruit despite telling her it couldn’t offer her role due to ‘hiring freeze’
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Virtual student event on TUESDAY: Secrets to Success South West — with Osborne Clarke, RPC, TLT and ULaw
Tuesday 2 March, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
