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BPP to offer wealth management course to help young lawyers cope with skyrocketing salaries
Some 20-somethings now earn £150k+

The 6 types of law student you will encounter on exam results day
Which one are you?

CMS becomes latest City firm to launch non-law grad scheme
Four grads to join firm's new business development and marketing programme this September

SQE rival for school leavers gets go-ahead
CILEX says new route to qualification will be "more affordable" than Solicitors Qualifying Exam

Eversheds ups London NQ lawyer pay to £82k
Rises for rookies in regions too

Pinsents partner profits jump 16% as financial reporting season gets underway
CMS also confirms 2021 results

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Royal baby tweet barrister cleared by London law firm
Family Law Cafe finds no evidence of 'discriminatory practice' in relation to CEO's post

Milbank ups London NQ lawyer salaries twice in a month
$190k ↗️ $200k ↗️ $205k

What lawyers’ response to the printing press tells us about the future of legal tech
Future magic circle trainee Will Holmes looks at the legal profession's somewhat rocky record with technology

CMS, Trowers and RPC hike NQ lawyer pay
Rises for some regional rookies too

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Love Island: Ex-Lord Chancellor throws support behind former MoJ colleague
David Gauke said he might tune in to follow progress of Sharon Gaffka

Legal Cheek listed law firm fund chalks up 38% increase in just six months
Puts the FTSE 100 and S&P 500 in the shade

Mid-sized City firm latest to appoint female leader
Jo Keddie takes the helm at Winckworth Sherwood from today

Global law firms unite to support net zero transition
Net Zero Lawyers Alliance's 22 founding members include Clifford Chance, Slaughters and HSF

Junior lawyer avoids strike off over ‘brutal’ assault
Adeel Saghir, 31, suspended for 30 months despite being jailed for GBH

Aspiring lawyers divided over career in legal aid
40% of students would not consider publicly funded work, new poll shows, as legal aid group launches new survey to find out why

Ex-Clifford Chance junior lawyer and former Goldman Sachs analyst brother deny insider trading
Allegedly made £140k profit