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Bakers, Burges and Simmons reveal autumn trainee retention rates
89%, 85% and 80%
US law firm targets grads with launch of Belfast support hub
Will create 78 new roles
Legal YouTuber reveals what magic circle trainees really do in a day
From cold showers and coffee runs to client calls and drafting deals
CPS lawyer rebuked over offensive Facebook posts
Included petition from far-right group Britain First
Eversheds Sutherland retains 45 of 50 NQ solicitors
All on permanent deals
Taylor Wessing opens in Dublin
Targets bustling life sciences, healthcare and technology sectors
Supreme Court judge expressed ‘relief’ at Lord Sumption’s resignation in previously unseen email exchange
Made public through FOI request
More top firms confirm trainee retention scores
Strong 80%+ results for CMS, Gowling, Fieldfisher and Browne Jacobson
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Solicitor accused of injecting blood into supermarket food previously worked for A&O, Milbank and HSF
Leoaai Elghareeb arrested last week
Freshfields matches Clifford Chance on trainee pay
£50k in year one and £55k in year two
Bar aptitude test ‘not effective filter’ of weak wannabe barristers
Fail rate of under 1%, report finds
‘I’m thinking of taking a gap year after qualifying as a solicitor. Is this career suicide?’
One NQ asks for readers' advice
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Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
LPC students unhappy about return to in-person exams
Exclusive: SRA has told legal education providers to revert to face-to-face assessments
Bar exams: BSB stats reveal widely differing pass rates among providers
New figures -- focusing on centralised assessments only -- show average pass rates ranging between 92% and 18%
Trainee pay at Clifford Chance hits £55k
£50k in year one, rising to £55k in year two
DAC Beachcroft records 81% trainee retention score
13 sign permanent deals ✍️
SQE officially comes into force
New solicitor training regime will eventually replace the LPC
