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Clifford Chance is latest magic circle firm to cut NQ solicitor pay
Follows moves made by Slaughters and A&O
Ban for ex-law firm office worker who set up spy cam in Starbucks toilet
Antony Dines also said to have recorded colleagues at work
ULaw announces proposed super-exam training deal with Sheffield Uni
Will also deliver LPC and GDL
Allen & Overy cuts NQ solicitor pay by 10%
COVID-19 response measure follows Slaughter and May salary decrease
COVID-19: Mini-pupillages move online
Much like the virtual vacation schemes now being offered by corporate law firms
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Baker McKenzie offers lawyers part-paid summer sabbaticals in response to pandemic
Also implements reduced working week option
Senior CPS lawyer referred to regulator over far-right Facebook posts
Defence lawyers complain after spotting Britain First petition on government solicitor's feed
‘Should I work as a paralegal at the firm I’ve secured a training contract with?’
I planned to fill the gap with legal work but the job market is flat so options are limited, writes one Legal Cheek reader
Virtual Pride 2020: Law firms move celebrations online in light of COVID-19
Bingo, discos and virtual 'voguing' -- a lot is going on(line) in recognition of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Hogan Lovells cuts NQ pay and freezes salaries for some trainees
Exclusive: Second year rookies to remain on first year salaries
Doughty Street junior barrister launches first legal outfitter for women
'Women have been at the bar for over 100 years and men are still the default when it comes to legal dress,' Karlia Lykourgou tells Legal Cheek
Re-hearing ordered in child custody case after US judge accepted Facebook friend request from the mother
She liked 18 of the judge's Facebook posts
Top paying magic circle firm keeps NQ pay at £100k
Freshfields freeze; fellow big payer HSF also declines to cut
Pregnant law firm partner calls out top QC for ‘every day sexism’
DWF's Naomi Pryde says unnamed silk contacted a male junior lawyer about her case, assuming she'd be 'indisposed'
CMS posts 72% trainee retention score
44 out of 61
Allen & Overy reopens City HQ on ‘permission-only basis’
Distancing measures put in place
Over half of legal workers stressed about job hunting amid coronavirus
One in four have put their search on hold
New Instagram account allows City lawyers to anonymously submit their ‘juicy secrets’
'Magic Circle Confessions' launched earlier this month