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Freshfields, BCLP, HSF, Latham and Squires join flood of firms to quit Moscow
Russia exodus continues
Top chambers fundraise bar course scholarship for refugee students
£20k award to honour public law silk Stephen Knafler QC who died tragically in October 2020
Eversheds and Gowling become latest to cut Russia ties as Cleary ‘temporarily’ closes Moscow outpost
Invasion response continues
Attorney General and Love Island star to present gongs at this month’s Legal Cheek Awards
Joining Suella Braverman QC MP and Tyler Cruickshank will be X Factor and CBB star Katie Waissel and more
Ukraine war: Battle-ready Supreme Court judge urges City law firms to quit Moscow
Ivan Mishchenko swaps robes for rifle
CMS increases trainee pay in London and regions
City rookies to earn over £52k
All-female a cappella group led by Oxford Uni law students releases charity single to mark International Women’s Day
The Oxford Belles aim to raise funds to support Women's Aid and Refuge
Akin Gump ups NQ lawyer pay to £159k
£12k bump
Linklaters and NRF to shutter Moscow offices in response to Ukraine war
City firms continue to take action
Russia-Ukraine war: UK immigration lawyers rally to support refugees
Away from national headlines, a corner of the legal profession is doing extraordinary things not in lucrative defence of oligarchs, but in unpaid support for those fleeing
Shakespeare Martineau to offer TCs in Scotland for first time
New rookies will join Glasgow office
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual student event TODAY: The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy (listed law firms and the deregulation of the legal market) — with DWF and BARBRI
Tuesday 8 March, 4pm to 5:30pm, taking place virtually
LinkedIn removes lawyer’s post calling for ‘pre-emptive nuclear attack on Russia’
Widespread shock at Sham Uddin’s comments
‘Can I spend the next year unemployed now I’ve secured a training contract?’
One future trainee worries the gap on her CV could be 'detrimental career-wise'
Best of blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Magic circle firms A&O and Freshfields latest to review Russia client links
City response continues
Ukraine president is a law graduate
From lawyer to war hero