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‘I wouldn’t wish this half-life on anyone’: Mumsnet discusses life married to a lawyer
Lawyers' other halves reveal all
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Top magic circle partner makes switch to investment banking
Linklaters ➡️ JP Morgan
BCLP signs SQE training deal with BPP and BARBRI
International firm will enter SQE pathway from 2023; trainee intake to be split across both providers
Barrister receives complaint from fellow lawyer after posting Quran quotes on LinkedIn
Tahir Khan vows to defy 'bias towards my religious beliefs'
Living Room Law: Lawyers who are doing things differently tell their stories at new virtual conference
Thursday 22 April, 2pm to 5:30pm, taking place virtually
Latham & Watkins bumps trainee pay to £50-55k and increases maintenance grant
Future rookies to receive £10.5k in financial support
Ex-Clifford Chance junior lawyer charged with insider trading alongside younger banker brother
Profited in excess of £140k, FCA claim
15 City law firms sign social mobility action plan
Outfits to offer mentoring to aspiring lawyers from disadvantaged backgrounds
Keoghs launches SQE apprenticeship for graduates
Runs alongside traditional TC
BPP Law School to offer module in small talk
University finds a third of students don't feel comfortable talking in front of a group
Goodwin Procter raises NQ solicitor pay to £137,500
Trainee salaries to be reviewed in the summer
Jo Maugham QC claims Allen & Overy blacklisted him and his chambers
Tax barrister says 'ban' came in ‘aftermath’ of fox killing tweet
Law firm hires ‘I.M. Nottacat’
Spoof specialities include ‘M&A (meow and agitate)’
City Law School launches student-staffed environmental law clinic
Latest pro bono offering sees aspiring lawyers work on green policy and legal problems
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual student event on MONDAY: Secrets to Success London — with Akin Gump, Debevoise & Plimpton, Vinson & Elkins and ULaw
Monday 15 February, 4pm to 6:30pm, taking place virtually
Slaughter and May ups NQ solicitor salaries to £90.5k — but rises fall short of pre-pandemic pay levels
Trainees also handed increases
Eco-barrister to face contempt of court proceedings for leaking Supreme Court Heathrow judgment
Tim Crosland is being hauled back before top justices for his calculated act of protest
Legal experts highlight need for reform as Queen’s ‘anti-democratic’ vetting powers come to light
Over 1,000 laws needed Her Majesty's consent as result of archaic constitutional rule
London office of US law firm seeks newly qualified solicitor… to work as a paralegal
Warning signs for NQ job prospects?