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‘Should I do a law degree if I want to be a solicitor?’
I would love to study English and then convert to law -- but I’m worried about an additional year of study and costs
ULaw and Taylor Wessing strike SQE training deal
First rookie cohort starts next year
Hale expresses ‘regret’ over spider brooch
Previously unreported comments surface in new Supreme Court book 🕷️
A&O ramps up financial support for underprivileged aspiring lawyers
Six bursaries of £15k up for grabs
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Work remotely up to 2.5 days a week, Travers tells lawyers
More City firms embrace agile lawyering
Dentons London NQ lawyer pay hits £80k
Trainees handed rises
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High Court judge apologises for ‘sexist comment’ to lawyer
Judge Daniel Schaffer issued 'formal advice' by Lord Chief Justice
Addleshaw Goddard boosts London NQ lawyer pay to £82,000
Rises in regions and Scotland too
Oxbridge law courses ranked among top 10 salary-boosting degrees
Economics at Cambridge comes top
‘Highly repetitive admin tasks’ may be ‘useful’ work experience under SQE, says Law Society
New regime in force in two weeks time
HFW boosts NQ lawyer pay 11% to £73.5k and rolls out new agile working policy
Rises for trainees too
19 social justice training contracts up for grabs at top UK legal charities
Legal Education Foundation backs next gen of would-be welfare lawyers
BCLP launches sector-focused TCs in financial services and real estate
Two spots up for grabs in London
Help Afghan lawyers escape ‘perilous future’ under Taliban rule, urge legal groups
Law Society, Bar Council and Bar Human Rights Committee 'gravely concerned' about fate of at least 250 female judges
Irwin Mitchell and Bird & Bird post latest trainee retention scores
Scores of 93% and 79%
Travers Smith to relocate City HQ
Next to Goldman Sachs and Deloitte buildings
7 things I wish I’d known before I started my GDL
Top tips for conversion course newcomers, courtesy of Durham Uni grad Sky Martle
London NQ lawyer pay at Weil swells to £145k
Also records perfect 100% retention score
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend