The Lex 100 News
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Upcoming Training Contract Deadlines – June 2020
The summer training contract application push is upon us. This year’s recruitment round is naturally affected by the Coronavirus pandemic, but there are plenty of law firms still recruiting for 2022 and some of them have their deadlines coming up soon. Training Contract Deadlines Upcoming in June 2020 June 26th RPC (London Training Contracts only) …
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Kennedys Virtual Insight Event – July 9
Kennedys are hosting a virtual insight event for students on Thursday 9 July at 1pm. If you are a university student interested in pursuing a career in law, we would love you to join us! Register now to secure your place and find out more here. https://bit.ly/3eImj8d To learn more about Kennedys and other law …
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Akin Gump – Digital Vacation Scheme
As the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a dramatic impact on the legal industry, further changes to the summer vacation scheme season are announced. Akin Gump, a major American global firm with a strong City presence, has announced its summer 2020 vacation scheme will now be entirely digital. In a communication to …
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BPP University Law School adopts AI to help train future lawyers
Artificial intelligence is set to play an important role in legal education, as BPP University Law School unveils a new AI-powered learning platform to help prepare tomorrow’s lawyers for success in their examinations. BPP has announced new learning technology to help students succeed in their centralised Solicitors Qualifying Examinations (SQE), Bar Standards Board (BSB) assessments …
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Coronavirus Vac Scheme Update – Skadden
As the lockdown continues in the UK, the legal industry has started to make changes to the way it continues its recruitment process, whether this is through delaying vac schemes until it is safe to conduct them or changing their format altogether. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP have announced that their its …
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BARBRI Altior ensures legal trainees can fully qualify for their PSC entirely online
BARBRI Altior to deliver FBS exam online with SRA approval Trainee solicitors can fully qualify for their PSC digitally for the first time Training provider continues to enhance its Live Online offering Legal training provider, BARBRI Altior has announced the launch of its online Financial and Business Skills (FBS) exam for the very first time this week. …
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BARBRI Altior offers full PSC legal training online
BARBRI Altior launches Advocacy & Communications Skills online for the first time. · Now trainees will be able to complete the PSC training digitally · Launch supported by the Solicitors Regulation Authority · BARBRI Altior is enhancing its remote training library Cardiff-based legal training provider, BARBRI Altior has announced the launch of its virtual edition of the Professional …
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NRF asks staff to cut working hours by a fifth and defers partner pay in re-introduction of financial crisis-era flexi scheme
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is asking its staff to agree to a 20% cut of weekly working hours and delaying profit distribution to partners in response to the Covid-19 crisis. The firm announced today (20 April) it is asking its employees to sign up to a temporary change of their contract for one year from 20 …
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Covid 19 Vacation Scheme Round Up – Update
Continuing on from last week’s round up, the situation has continued to escalate and the shock to the legal market caused by the pandemic has become more acute. Law firms are furloughing staff members, reducing partner dividend pay outs and taking other measures to protect their businesses and staff. There has been further disruption to …
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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 pandemic protection. The SRA’s announcement came after it had initially advised for student exams to be postponed, which proved controversial. It has since changed its …
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