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BARBRI strikes soft skills partnership with O Shaped Lawyer
SQE prep provider looks to equip students with human and business know-how
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual student event TODAY: Inside a global law firm’s overseas seat programme — with White & Case
Thursday 28 April, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
‘Should I say I’m an incoming vac schemer on LinkedIn?’
It's been tough to get onto these schemes, but after seeing criticism online, now I'm not so sure
Irwin Mitchell launches in Liverpool and Cardiff
No plans to offer TCs just yet
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
NQ lawyer salaries at Weil hit £150k
Elsewhere HFW increases by 16% to £85k
Hill Dickinson provides staff with emergency childcare cover as part of new wellbeing initiative
Support also includes in-home care for adults and elders and virtual tutoring
HSF ups financial support for future trainees studying the LPC to £12,500
New figure matches majority of magic circle
Top London lawyers reject US congressman’s accusation of ‘enabling malign activities of Russian oligarchs’
Carter-Ruck, CMS and other top firms hit back at representative Steve Cohen
Welsh law firm partners with virtual law school for SQE training
Acuity Law 🤝 College of Legal Practice
Top TC application tips from a future City trainee on TikTok
Courtesy of Legal Cheek's Rona Ankrah
Irwin Mitchell hands lawyers £900 to help with rising cost of living
One-off profit share payment to be paid out this month
Pinsents ups NQ lawyer pay to £92k in London and £61k in regions
Rises of 23% and 36%
SRA appoints new education and training chief
Former Ofqual boss Julie Swan replaces retiring Julie Brannan
Bank Holiday round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend
IN-PERSON EVENT TODAY: How to build an international career at a global law firm in London — with lawyers from Skadden, Quinn Emanuel and Hill Dickinson
Speakers will share their incredible career journeys at London in-person event that is free and open to all trainees and junior lawyers
London NQ lawyer pay reaches £164,000
Akin Gump joins pay war with new converted rate
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
Open thread: What UK firms are REALLY paying associates beyond NQ level
Share your insider salary info below the line
Justice minister quits over Boris Johnson’s ‘partygate’ fine
Commercial barrister Lord Wolfson slams 'repeated rule-breaking, and breaches of the criminal law, in Downing Street’