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08 November 2007
Issue: 7296 / Categories: Legal News , Training & education , Profession
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LEGAL PATHWAYS

In brief

A £2m initiative to attract fresh talent to the legal profession has been launched by the College of Law and Sutton Trust. Five law firms—Allen and Overy, DLA Piper, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters and Lovells—have already committed both time and money (£350,000 over the next five years) to the Pathways to Law initiative. The scheme is targeting students interested in law from state schools and non professional backgrounds who will be the first in their family to go to university. Participating law firms will provide work experience placements to the 250 students who enter the programme each year. 

Issue: 7296 / Categories: Legal News , Training & education , Profession
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

NEWS
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
Police powers targeting concealed identities at protests come with procedural conditions that could determine whether prosecutions succeed
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