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Exclusive: New sector focused pathway to run alongside firm’s standard TC

Gowling WLG has become the latest major law firm to launch a training contract geared toward aspiring lawyers seeking to qualify in a specific practice area.
The international law firm has unveiled a new two-year route to qualification as a real estate specialist that

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Further shake-up for top bench
Lord Stephens (credit: Supreme Court

Lord Stephens has announced he will retire from the Supreme Court next year.
Lord Stephens has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court since 1st October 2020, having previously served as a Justice of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council from 15th November

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Here’s what you can do to get a headstart

Whether you’re a sixth-former aiming for a top university or a graduate considering a career change into law, this episode of The Legal Cheek Podcast offers a clear and realistic guide to navigating the path into the profession.
This week, Julia Szaniszlo and Ryan Scott break

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Suspended suspension and restrictions on social media activity

A solicitor who posted antisemitic content and conspiracy theories on Twitter/X has been handed a suspended suspension after a tribunal ruled his conduct fell short of the standards expected of the profession.
Jonathan Lea, director of Jonathan Lea Solicitors in Sussex, has been handed a 12-month suspension,

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Suspended suspension
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A solicitor who bullied and harassed five junior female colleagues, routinely demanding they bring ‘treats’ back from holiday, telling one her eczema looked “disgusting” and taking an intern back to his flat after the office Christmas party, has been given a suspended suspension and banned from conducting recruitment interviews.
John Kishin Navani was

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