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City pay war latest: Herbert Smith Freehills ups NQ package to £105,000
New six-figure sum includes bonus

Average partner earnings at Clifford Chance remain steady at £1.6 million
Canary Wharf giant’s global revenues up 4% to £1.7 billion

Future Ashurst trainee solicitor has book published by Stormzy
Taking Up Space explores what it means to be a black girl studying at university

Vlogging star opens up about life on accelerated LPC
Eve Cornwell gets candid about intense, six-month course

Macfarlanes ups NQ solicitor salaries to £85,000 with bonuses taking potential earnings to over £110,000
City player also confirms 100% retention score

Linklaters becomes final magic circle firm to up NQ pay package to £100,000
City pay war continues

City University tort lecturer scoops ‘Law Teacher of the Year’ prize
Sabrina Germain sees off competition from academics at the universities of Manchester, Liverpool, Birkbeck and Warwick

Criminal barristers call off strike
Over 60% of CBA members vote to suspend action

Oxford Uni beats Cambridge and LSE in law grad earnings league table with average salary of £67,200
Stats focus on pay packets five years post-graduation
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Leeds Beckett law graduate set to enter Love Island villa
Lavena Back completed a mini-pupillage at Doughty Street Chambers

Court thrown into chaos after defendant hurls poo at judge
'It’s protein! It’s good for you!'

Junior crime barristers accuse government of ‘divide and rule’ tactics over pay deal
Open letter urges criminal lawyers to remain united

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Ex-UEA criminal law lecturer jailed for child sex attacks
Julian Myerscough arrested in Romania after absconding from court

DWF drafts in law student innovators to help solve client’s real-life problems
'Design sprint' placement sees trio of Manchester Uni undergrads spend time at outfit's R&D division

Fine for former Schillings operations chief who flogged 95 firm phones
He pocketed over £13,500

Released under investigation: The real reason why fewer people are being charged with offences
Criminal barrister Rhys Rosser explains how RUIs have had some very unintended consequences

YouTuber parodies Kim Kardashian applying to Harvard Law School
Comedian Benito Skinner plays out infamous Legally Blonde video application scene

Over 35 MPs enrol for work experience with legal aid lawyers
#TakeYourMPToWork campaign aims to highlight pressing need for properly funded justice system