Author: aishah-hussain

‘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

Jun 8 2022 9:19am
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Reed Smith counts ‘sustainability hours’ towards billing targets

New 25-hour policy considered to be 'industry-first'

May 23 2022 9:34am

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

May 20 2022 11:11am
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Mishcon raises NQ lawyer pay to £90k

Pay war rages on

May 20 2022 8:27am
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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

May 19 2022 11:42am
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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

May 12 2022 6:05am
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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

May 6 2022 12:18pm

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

May 4 2022 10:14am

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

May 4 2022 9:30am
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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’

Apr 28 2022 12:12pm
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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

Apr 25 2022 12:32pm
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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

Apr 19 2022 11:00am
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London NQ lawyer pay reaches £164,000

Akin Gump joins pay war with new converted rate

Apr 14 2022 11:58am
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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

Apr 14 2022 11:30am
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Davis Polk joins City pay war with £160k NQ salary

Firm hikes trainee pay (again!), as does Gibson Dunn

Apr 12 2022 8:42am
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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

Apr 11 2022 11:22am
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