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Solicitor General Alex Chalk and ex-magic circle associate Bim Afolami MP become latest Tory lawyers to abandon Boris Johnson
Conservative vice-chair Afolami quit on live TV
Bird & Bird gives trainees and staff £1,000 cost of living bonus
One-off payment to those earning £50k and below
Shearman gives London staff, including trainees, option to work remotely for whole of August
Hopes to encourage productivity and support wellbeing
Hill Dickinson launches in Newcastle
The Toon gains another big legal name
Why the ECHR should go medieval
Will Holmes explains how revisiting medieval debates on natural law could improve the application of modern human rights
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
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HSF ups NQ lawyer base pay to £120k
Leapfrogs A&O, Links and Slaughters
Clydes and BLM tie-up goes live
New £700 million firm 🤝
Exclusive: We won’t ‘rush’ to increase NQ pay, Linklaters tells lawyers
Magic circle player to consider 'impact of any changes and the wider economic context' before matching rivals, internal email reveals
Top commercial chambers join forces to launch new social mobility mentoring scheme
One-on-one guidance, application workshops and more, with applications now open
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
A&O opts against NQ lawyer pay rises citing ‘challenging’ economic conditions
Rates remain at £107.5k
SRA warns public over fake Dechert Instagram account
Dodgy profile swiftly removed
BPP to offer paid qualifying work experience
Current and former students can apply for six month placements in the law school's pro bono clinic
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Pups, legal celebs and stylish merch: The London Legal Walk in photos
Lawyers don trainers for pro bono causes
