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London NQ lawyer pay at Weil swells to £145k
Also records perfect 100% retention score
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NRF to offer graduate solicitor apprenticeships in Newcastle
Open to existing and future paralegals
A&O partner resigns after footage of office canoodling surfaces online
'The matter has been investigated and addressed', says firm spokesperson
Leeds Uni law students offered £10k cash and free accommodation to defer
Move comes as A-level grades hit record highs
Kent Uni law students launch TV series exploring ‘contemporary legal issues’
The Grenfell disaster, Brexit and immigration
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Ban for rookie solicitor who ‘misappropriated’ over £100k
Fabricated signatures
Meet the law students having second thoughts about criminal practice
Many are still keen on crime but very aware of 'atrocious' pay and conditions
Clifford Chance and Slaughters confirm autumn retention scores of 70% and 82%
All on permanent deals
A&O ramps up US presence with new Silicon Valley and San Francisco offices
Scoops eights lawyers from White & Case
Skadden secures new skyscraper office featuring City’s first ‘sky-wall’ climbing window
Corporate perks reach new heights
What I wish I knew before starting my LLB
Birmingham Uni law grad and future trainee Jemina Kauppinen offers her top tips to degree success as students across the country receive A-Level results
Do law students still fancy a life in crime?
Low pay, long hours and a crumbling justice system could be putting off the next generation of criminal lawyers
Trainee solicitor barred over past stalking conviction
Offence occurred in 2016
Travers partner profits soar 21% to £1.2 million
Revenue up too 📈
How a 400-year-old will dispute is keeping crypto shielded from the law
‘Concession’ theory is finding its limitations in the context of blockchain communities, writes future magic circle trainee Will Holmes
Eversheds becomes latest City firm to target net zero emissions
By 2050 or sooner
Monday morning round-up
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