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White & Case boosts London trainee solicitor pay by 6%
£48,000 in year one, rising to £53,000 in year two

London NQ pay at Skadden hits £133,000
Rises for rookies too

Complacent law schools are ripe for disruption
New Guardian rankings expose universities' vulnerabilities, argues expert

MPs demand clampdown on lawyers who help bosses cover up sexual harassment
Regulators like the Law Society not doing enough on dodgy non-disclosure agreements, report says

Aspiring barrister launches crowdfunding campaign to cover £66,000 Cambridge Uni fees
St Edmund's College working with alumni to help bar hopeful hit target

Clifford Chance follows Freshfields with £100,000 NQ solicitor pay
Six-figure sum includes bonus

Solent, Cumbria and London South Bank outperform Russell Group rivals in law degree league table
Cambridge bags top spot on latest Guardian list
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Criminal barristers vote for national walkout
Row over fees set to escalate

No misconduct trial for Boris Johnson after High Court intervenes
Summons for allegedly lying during Brexit referendum quashed

A solicitor at work has sent me an Instagram follow request
What should I do?

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

Ban for former Ropes & Gray London trainee who ‘traced’ client’s signature
Failed to act with integrity, according to SRA decision

Oxford Uni medical student spared jail for stabbing boyfriend quits degree to pursue barrister dream
Lavinia Woodward plans to study law at unnamed London university, 'friend' claims

Emergency pay boost for judges in response to ‘unprecedented’ recruitment crisis
Increases still below recommendations of pay review body

Boris Johnson’s court summons appeal initially assigned to Mrs Justice Thornton — wife of former Labour leader Ed Miliband
High Court judge recuses herself due to ‘political connection’, according to report

Firm charges law students £695 for ‘virtual internship’
Company co-founder accepts it's 'a bit controversial'

‘Uncritical reliance’ on AI in criminal justice could lead to ‘wrong decisions’, says Law Society
Warning contained in new commission report

£500,000 fine for solicitor who turned terraced house into office
Failure to pay up could result in a five-year prison sentence

Ministry of Justice commits £2 million to legal tech
As barristers ballot on strike action enters final hour