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Law school leaders react to first SQE results
Legal Cheek talks to the key players in legal education to understand what last week's results announcement means for students and the wider profession
London NQ lawyer pay hits record £161,500
US outfit Goodwin ups junior rates to unprecedented levels -- also unveils new perk which sees it pay for their holidays
A&O records 87% spring trainee retention score
Magic circle player keeps 33 out of 38 NQs
£150k junior lawyer salaries are ‘out of control’, top general counsel warns
Network Rail's leading lawyer Dan Kayne urges profession to find new ways of retaining talent before young associates 'get hurt'
Barrister fails to overturn six-month suspension for sexual comments to mini-pupil
Robert Michael Kearney challenged delay in reporting vulgar remarks
SRA education chief who turned ‘SQE from a concept into a reality’ to step down this summer
Julie Brannan set for long-planned retirement
Will working as a magistrate become the next CV must-have for wannabe lawyers?
Government targets 'younger people' as part of new recruitment drive
Trainee retentions: mixed fortunes for Simmons and Shoosmiths
Spring scores of 57% and 100%
Lord Harley’s return to legal profession squashed by CILEx
Chartered legal executive regulator bans Alan Blacker for failing to disclose past misconduct
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual student event TODAY: Funding the SQE — with BPP University Law School
Thursday 27 January, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
Just over half of students pass first ever SQE
Regulator identifies 'attainment gap' among ethnic groups
SQE results day hit by technical issues and delays
Some students found out their results late into the night, whilst some claim to have received other candidates' scores
Milbank reignites pay war — raises London NQ lawyer rates to $215k
That's nearly £160k 😲
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Clydes and Fieldfisher raise junior lawyer pay
£80k and £85k
Shoosmiths and Aston Uni join forces to support disadvantaged sixth formers into law
West Midlands teens to benefit from sessions and events in new 18-month programme
‘Toxic work culture’ impacting productivity, say half of legal workers
New research finds nearly two fifths feel less engaged with their roles as a result
Squire Patton Boggs boosts trainee salaries by as much as 27%
City rookies now start on £47k