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Sir Geoffrey Vos appointed new Master of the Rolls
Replaces Sir Terence Etherton in January 2021
Linklaters offers emergency accommodation to staff suffering domestic violence
Magic circle player will also provide financial support and additional paid leave
US duo announce 100% autumn retention scores
London offices of Jones Day and Covington & Burling keep all qualifying trainees
Scrap the Supreme Court, argues right-wing think tank
UK’s highest bench is guilty of ‘excessive judicial activism’
Macfarlanes to cut NQ pay by £5,000 as it reveals 88% autumn retention score
Silver circle player’s partner profits up 10% to £1.91 million
Former trainee solicitor barred from legal profession following rape conviction
Ex-Cripps rookie jailed last year
This is how much you stand to earn as a law grad, uni by uni
Official stats show how much law grads are earning five years on
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Essex Court Chambers barrister calls for Wiley to be stripped of MBE following anti-Semitic rant
Honour should be revoked 'at earliest opportunity', says Jeremy Brier, as grime artist is banned from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram
Travers Smith partner profits down 20% amid COVID-19 disruption
PEP now 'approximately £1 million', says silver circle player
No sanction for trainee solicitor who inflated billing hours
Tribunal finds rookie was not dishonest
Coventry Uni law grad launches her own range of Nike trainers
Limited edition sneakers inspired by Jade Macpepple-Jaja's experience as a black woman in London
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
ULaw confirms SQE training deal with Sheffield University
Tie-up will see the University of Law also deliver LPC and GDL
SRA reveals SQE exam cost of £3,980 as it extends transitional arrangements in response to COVID-19
Total fee doesn't include prep course costs
9 City law firms make gender equality employer list
Recognised for creating workplace environments inclusive of women
Latest financials reveal mixed fortunes for City firms
Pinsent Masons, Simmons & Simmons, Clyde & Co, RPC and HFW among those to post 2020 results
Six top commercial chambers unite to mentor ‘under-represented’ aspiring barristers
Magic circle sets look to tackle bar's ongoing diversity problem
Allen & Overy sets 35% ethnic minority target for trainees
Magic circle firm also wants to retain more black NQs as part of wider diversity push
Herbert Smith Freehills: Partner profits slip by nearly 10% to £857,000
Taylor Wessing also records drop
Junior solicitor struck off for trying to cover up costs order against her client
Newly qualified Katherine Gilroy said her mental health had suffered from overwork