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Allen & Overy bumps trainee pay as it reveals 89% autumn retention score
£46,500 in year one, rising to £52,500 in year two
Crown Prosecution Service more ‘attractive’ place to work than the magic circle, say law students
Aspiring lawyers value work/life balance over international career
Incoming Exeter Law School chief: Super-exam pilot ‘obscures as much as it reveals’
SQE 1 performance reports lack technical detail, argues Professor Richard Moorhead -- but regulator insists new exam will meet 'high standards'
Vlogging future City trainee solicitor reveals how to secure a vac scheme the ‘easy way’
Ali Obeid has interned at a number of top outfits
Former MP Fiona Onasanya struck off as solicitor
Commercial property law specialist was jailed for three months after lying to avoid speeding points
‘Untrainable’ solicitor slated by employment tribunal over training contract behaviour
Career changer 'clearly unable to accept he was a trainee'
Harry Potter star Emma Watson launches #MeToo legal advice helpline
Free service includes guidance on NDAs and settlement agreements
Barrister fined £500 for threatening police with kitchen knife
Under 'immense stress', according to report
Law students more likely to quit uni than their maths, languages and history-studying peers
Lack of value for money among reasons cited by unhappy undergrads
Bar Council calls out ‘truly shocking’ treatment of pupil barristers
Representative body wants mandatory pupillage contracts to help curb 'abusive' behaviour
Addleshaw Goddard paralegal apprentice left homeless after escaping forced wedding wins £150,000 apartment
Turnaround in fortunes for aspiring real estate lawyer
Average law grad earns £24,500 in first job after uni
Better than business degree holders, but not economics
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Clifford Chance tops magic circle trainee pay table with fresh rises
£48,000 in year one, rising to £54,000 in year two
US firm Paul Hastings in email blunder that lets prospective trainees see who they’re up against
Exclusive: Almost 400 applicants notified
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
No deal Brexit disastrous for aspiring lawyers, Law Society warns
Disruptive departure could damage UK's ability to attract and retain world's top legal talent
Crowdfunded Boris Johnson prosecution in last-ditch Supreme Court appeal
Campaigner Marcus Ball attempts to revive charges of misconduct in public office
London lawyer who tried to pinch mobile phones at Dubai airport struck off
Ordered to pay £8,500 in costs