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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual student events this week with Freshfields, DWF, Pinsent Masons, Gowling WLG, Hill Dickinson and ULaw
Taking place on Monday and Thursday afternoon
MoneyLaw war reignites as Milbank raises London NQ lawyer pay to $200,000
Weaker dollar obscures effect of rises in UK -- but salary battle is back with a bang! 💥
Largest law firm in the world trims lawyer numbers
Dentons lays off 85 UK employees, including 16 associates
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Clyde & Co elects first female senior partner
Carolena Gordon takes up new role on 1 July
Freshfields dishes out bonuses following Covid salary freeze
Catch-up cash for UK lawyers and staff
‘The bar must do better at giving pupillage applicants feedback’
BTC graduate and aspiring barrister Kieran Alker recounts his 'frustrating' experience and suggests a way to improve the process
Virtual student event TODAY: Secrets to Success London & South East — with Kingsley Napley, Penningtons, HCR and ULaw
Thursday 10 June, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
Scottish law student cleared of wrongdoing following probe into ‘offensive’ gender comments
Abertay Uni student Lisa Keogh worries investigation may have impacted her grades
Lawyers of the future could be required to take productivity-boosting drugs, Law Society predicts
Legal workforce could drop by almost 50% in 'disruptive' vision of 2050 profession
Law student’s Legally Blonde photoshoot gets Elle Woods seal of approval
Film’s star Reese Witherspoon retweets courtroom shots featuring designer bag and pet pooch
Super regulator sides with pupillage seekers in row over rejection by silence
Follows letter from wannabe barrister first reported by Legal Cheek
Family barrister suspended following ‘offensive and unacceptable’ Royal baby tweet
Joanna Toch apologises after ill-judged remark
Ex-City lawyer on £100k reveals she’s taken 80% pay cut to specialise in human rights
She currently earns just over £18k but hopes to revert to six-figure salary in new field
Linklaters looks to slash emissions by up to 70%
Magic circle player latest to up its green efforts 🍃
Kirkland’s London MoneyLaw pay plunges as dollar weakens sharply
Junior lawyers bemoan $190k+ dollar-pegged salaries
Gowling lawyers to help fund Black students through Birmingham Law School
Firm to also offer work placements and on-going mentoring support
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual student events this week with mid-sized firms offering commercial law training contracts
Featuring Penningtons, Kingsley Napley, HCR, Brabners, Exchange and more