Author: Legal Cheek
Cleary boosts NQ lawyer pay to £172.5k and ups financial support for vac schemers
Extra £500 living costs allowance on top of £750 weekly pay
Ex-A&O boss co-founds AI law firm
New venture takes aim at the billable hour
White & Case unveils fresh new look
Branding update
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader keeps 14 of 21 trainees in latest retention round
Two on fixed term deals
SQE1 pass rate drops to 42%
Down from 53% in January
Jury trial curbs scaled back in government u-turn
Plans had sparked criticism from lawyers
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Leading UK law schools adopt Legora AI
Pro bono clinics
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Barrister hit with £7k costs bill after joining hearing from train
'Totally inappropriate'
What it’s really like to pull all-nighters and work weekends as a junior lawyer
Big pay, long hours
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Akin becomes latest law firm to upgrade City offices
Another major firm relocates
Court of Appeal: Judge should not have heard case from bed
Recovering from operation
Law Society drops recommended minimum trainee salary
Points firms towards real Living Wage
Exclusive data: Inside the working hours of junior lawyers at 110+ top law firms
As pay reaches record levels across parts of the profession, Legal Cheek takes a fresh look at how working days compare across the market