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Would you take a pay cut to WFH permanently? 88% of our readers say no

Findings follow Stephenson Harwood's announcement last week that it will reduce salaries by 20% if staff choose to work from home full-time

May 5 2022 9:59am
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Skadden lawyer to lead City social mobility charity

Elizabeth Robertson succeeds Hogan Lovells' Nicholas Cheffings as executive chair of PRIME

May 5 2022 8:58am

KPMG reveals plans to double UK lawyer headcount

Targets extra 220 solicitors by 2024

May 4 2022 11:32am
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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

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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Huddersfield law grad through to MasterChef final

Radha Kaushal-Bolland among final five

May 3 2022 1:01pm
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Bank Holiday round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend

May 3 2022 7:57am
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Reed Smith to relocate London office

2024 move date

Apr 29 2022 10:47am
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‘How enforceable are law firm claw back clauses on LPC/SQE funding?’

I've been told I will need to repay it if I don't stay on post-qualification

Apr 29 2022 9:23am
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Best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Apr 29 2022 8:55am

Bar Council and northern law firm Ward Hadaway hit by cyber attacks

Criminals continue to target profession

Apr 28 2022 10:49am
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ULaw launches US bar course

Law school to prep non-US students and grads for New York or California bar exams

Apr 27 2022 11:41am
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Eight new speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2022

Latest speakers unveiled to bolster line-up for Legal Cheek’s annual future of legal education and training conference as countdown to 12 May draws closer

Apr 27 2022 10:43am
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Top City firms fund 22 aspiring social welfare lawyers through the SQE

Begin prep with BARBRI this month

Apr 27 2022 8:53am
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Alex Salmond trial QC guilty of professional misconduct over train gossip

Faculty of Advocates confirms finding against Gordon Jackson QC

Apr 26 2022 12:56pm

Eversheds’ Russia lawyers launch new firm

Move follows global outfit's exit in response to Ukraine invasion

Apr 26 2022 10:06am
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