Author: Legal Cheek
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Mayer Brown posts 82% trainee solicitor retention rate
Nine out of 11 rookies secure full time positions

Penningtons Manches and Thomas Cooper confirm tie-up
UK player to merge with shipping specialist to create new £90 million outfit

London NQ pay at Skadden hits £133,000
Rises for rookies too

Clifford Chance follows Freshfields with £100,000 NQ solicitor pay
Six-figure sum includes bonus
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Criminal barristers vote for national walkout
Row over fees set to escalate

A solicitor at work has sent me an Instagram follow request
What should I do?

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

£500,000 fine for solicitor who turned terraced house into office
Failure to pay up could result in a five-year prison sentence
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

How can I best prepare for life at a ‘notoriously busy’ US firm?
I’m moving from a mid-tier outfit and want to hit the ground running

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Shearman & Sterling keeps 13 out of 16 qualifying trainees
A score of 81%

Lawyer jailed for 18 years after smashing chair over judge’s head following ‘minor’ disagreement
The incident occurred in Pakistan
Tuesday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Ban for trainee solicitor who turned up to police station with cocaine
Drove there while over the alcohol limit, according to SRA decision