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🎬 Jo Carpanini, programme lead at @UniversityofLaw, discusses how aspiring lawyers should develop their commercial awareness #LCCareers
When courts meet the climate crisis: How far should human rights law go? -- Fourth-year LLB student Jasmine Messelles Janne compares two supra-national approaches to human rights law in the wake of the climate crisis for #LCJournal
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Top City law firm partner warns aspiring lawyers against ‘AI inflation’ on CVs
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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader claims first as pro bono becomes part of partnership rulebook
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The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
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Russell Brand barrister reports himself to regulator following clash with journalist
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🎬 What qualities make a great lawyer? Jenny Murray, Partner at @twobirdscareers, shares why empathy is such an important skill in the legal profession #LCCareers
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From the CPS to @HillDickinson ⚖️
Partner and barrister Carl May-Smith reflects on his career journey, his passion for health and social care regulation, and why keeping an open mind is key to a rewarding legal career #LCCareers
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A&O Shearman to devote billable hours to building AI tools as part of $1 billion investment
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In our latest Career Conundrum, an NQ solicitor fears their experienced supervisor may be deliberately holding back their career, despite exceeding targets and receiving praise from clients. Should they stick it out or look for opportunities elsewhere?
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'You f***ed it!' Russell Brand barrister rants at journalist as his client is found guilty of rape
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🎬 Ryan Kelly, solicitor apprentice at @CMS_law, shares his advice to those applying to the firm in this cycle #LCCareers
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Can you cram commercial awareness? 📰 🧠
@UniversityofLaw ’s employability group manager Catherine Morgan talks AI, ESG and why ten minutes with the news each morning beats a last-minute panic #LCCareers
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Weil’s shock collapse: What’s happening to current and future trainees?
🎙️Tune into the new episode of the Legal Cheek Podcast now
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Trainee solicitor and paralegal barred from law firms over sex offences
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Deadlines are fast approaching! ⏰ Looking to secure a vacation scheme or training contract?
Go beyond the graduate recruitment brochures and get the inside track on your target firms with our 2027 Firms Most List! 🔍
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Forging your path to corporate law: Curiosity, confidence and a City career
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer associate Yasmin Jackson shares her journey from a non-law degree into M&A, and how students can start building relevant skills today #LCCareers
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🎬 What makes a lawyer stay at a firm? Charlotte Boateng-Kennett, associate at @BCLP_Trainees, shares what has made her want to build her career at the firm #LCCareers
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The right to divorce, but at what cost? Birmingham Uni law student Maya Brar explores why Asian women are being left behind as divorce law evolves #LCJournal
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Huge increase in complaints about barristers’ social media posts brings pressure onto regulator
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