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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’
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
How TikTok is helping lawyers land new clients
The app isn't just face filters and viral dance trends, explains magic circle associate turned tech founder Richard Mabey
Bakers backs ‘up and coming’ fintech firms with £100k worth of free legal support
City player to advise three UK start-ups over six-month period
Further speakers unveiled ahead of LegalEdCon 2022
High-profile figures from legal education and training among those to join roster as one month countdown begins
Slaughters increases NQ lawyer rates to £115k
Boosts of up to 20% across all PQE levels too
Kim Kardashian essay to be model answer for future law students
The social media superstar’s written efforts receive a 'nearly perfect score'
Davis Polk joins City pay war with £160k NQ salary
Firm hikes trainee pay (again!), as does Gibson Dunn
Skadden head of private equity and Quinn Emanuel London chief to speak at in-person junior lawyer event NEXT WEEK
Duo will tell the story of their incredible career journeys at London in-person event that is free and open to all trainees and junior lawyers
SRA abandons prosecution of junior solicitor who lost briefcase
Regulator drops case against Claire Louise Matthews in light of new medical evidence
Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman on US Supreme Court
‘I am standing on the shoulders of my own role models’, says ex-Goodwin and MoFo lawyer
Top criminal chambers pledge support for ‘no returns’ as barrister action begins
Move comes in response to 'unacceptably low' legal aid fees
Colston Four becomes Colston Three as victorious barrister is left off follow-up panel event
No spot for Liam Walker QC as rest of defence team prepare to discuss legal arguments in high-profile trial