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Law Soc president’s speech addresses profession’s future | 03/02/2012 |
| In a recent speech, Law Society President John Wotton addressed key issues regarding the present and future of the legal profession, claiming that the professional distinction between barristers and solicitors may become a thing of the past. | |
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World’s first listed firm acquires RJW in £53.8 million deal | 02/02/2012 |
| Slater & Gordon, the Australian practice credited as the world’s first listed law firm, has agreed to acquire PI specialists Russell Jones & Walker for £53.8 million in a landmark transaction for the legal world. | |
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Freshfields to run workshops and competition for students | 01/02/2012 |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is now accepting applications for two upcoming events that are designed to help students learn more about life as a lawyer in a commercial firm, as well as entries to a competition with Olympics tickets as the prize. | |
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Fee waivers do the less privileged no favours | 31/01/2012 |
| Cuts of £13.8 million to universities' bursary and scholarship budgets could disadvantage less wealthy students during their time in higher education. | |
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Apprenticeships will revolutionise paralegal career progression | 31/01/2012 |
| Paralegal work’s reputation for being a dead end to career advancement may soon be put to bed, as plans to implement formal qualifications and training opportunities for an advanced paralegal apprenticeship accelerate. | |
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More firms release encouraging retention figures | 27/01/2012 |
| Following on from news that trainee retention rates are generally improving, a further six firms have announced healthy rates for their most recent group of 2012 qualifiers. | |
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Pannone offers scholarship for CoL’s 2-year LLB | 26/01/2012 |
| Pannone has become the first firm to offer a scholarship for The College of Law’s new two-year LLB degree programme, which launches in September. | |
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More firms work on their ABS | 26/01/2012 |
| The ‘Tesco law’ revolution continues apace with the news that two more top 50 firms, Kennedys and Hill Dickinson, have confirmed plans to convert to alternative business structure status | |
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Freshfields’ survey reveals aspiring lawyers want greener pastures | 24/01/2012 |
| The next generation of City lawyers want more from their prospective employers than high salaries and bonuses, a survey conducted by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has found. | |
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BarCo and BSB publish Barometer report on pupillage stats | 23/01/2012 |
| For the very first time, the Bar Council and Bar Standards Board have published the Bar Barometer, an annual report on statistical trends within the Bar. | |
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Irwin Mitchell moves closer to ABS status | 20/01/2012 |
| Irwin Mitchell has again demonstrated its ambition to become an Alternative Business Structure, moving its application forward with the appointment of former PricewaterhouseCoopers vice-chairman Glyn Barker. | |
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Charity plans events to raise funds for legal advice centres | 20/01/2012 |
| With London’s free legal advice centres closing at the rate of one a month towards the end of 2011, the London Legal Support Trust is planning to hold several events in 2012 to raise funds to prevent further closures throughout the year. | |
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Simmons & Simmons still the country's most gay-friendly firm | 19/01/2012 |
| Simmons & Simmons has once again been rated as the most gay-friendly law firm in the United Kingdom in the annual league table produced by the charity Stonewall. | |
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RPC opens Bristol office after CMS team jump ship | 19/01/2012 |
| Reynolds Porter Chamberlain has started the new year by opening a new office in Bristol, staffed by a team of nearly 30 former CMS Cameron McKenna partners, associates and office staff. | |
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More firms join Clegg’s "Business Compact" | 17/01/2012 |
| A number of firms have signed up to a social mobility initiative launched by the government last year. | |
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