Author: aishah-hussain
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‘Toxic’ work culture deters three-quarters of lawyers from accepting job offers
41% wouldn't even apply if a job had bad reviews, research shows
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Lord Chief Justice rallies lawyers as countdown to London Legal Walk begins
Over 650 teams to join 28 June event
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Reed Smith counts ‘sustainability hours’ towards billing targets
New 25-hour policy considered to be 'industry-first'
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Two-thirds of public sector lawyers want to work at least three days from home
Only 5% want to be in the office full-time, new research shows
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Mishcon raises NQ lawyer pay to £90k
Pay war rages on
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Sidley pledges £500,000 to build youth centre in North London
US firm to offer career guidance and work experience opportunities
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Shoosmiths raises London NQ lawyer pay by 16% to £87,000
From £58,000 in regions
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A fifth of law firms will require LPC grads to sit parts of the SQE
Future trainees to undergo further training but at firm's expense, Legal Cheek research reveals
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Solicitor who injected food with blood found not guilty due to insanity
Leoaai Elghareeb suffered psychosis during supermarket rampage last summer, causing nearly £500,000 of damages
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Midlands barristers launch £15k bar course scholarship for students with ‘strong’ regional links
Understood to be first of its kind
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Britain’s top legal education YouTuber to deliver keynote at LegalEdCon 2022
Ibz Mo to deliver fresh takes on legal education and training at 12 May in-person event
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Salary bunching: the unspoken effect of the City talent war
As 'flashy' NQ rates continue to soar, a recent Legal Cheek open thread exposed the 'abysmal' associate salary bands in place at some UK law firms
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Going green: the future of graduate recruitment
Laura Yeates, head of graduate talent at Clifford Chance and founder of the Sustainable Recruitment Alliance, on paving the way for early talent teams to recruit in ‘a greener way’
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What top City firms will pay in maintenance to future SQE trainees
Financial grants range from £12,500 to £17,000
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Irwin Mitchell hands lawyers £900 to help with rising cost of living
One-off profit share payment to be paid out this month
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Pinsents ups NQ lawyer pay to £92k in London and £61k in regions
Rises of 23% and 36%
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London NQ lawyer pay reaches £164,000
Akin Gump joins pay war with new converted rate
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Students gunning for high-paying jobs in law, medicine and finance could save £20k by taking a gap year, experts claim
Student loan reforms mean wannabe lawyers 'could gain substantially' by delaying uni studies until 2023
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Davis Polk joins City pay war with £160k NQ salary
Firm hikes trainee pay (again!), as does Gibson Dunn
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Top criminal chambers pledge support for ‘no returns’ as barrister action begins
Move comes in response to 'unacceptably low' legal aid fees