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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
Baker McKenzie cuts 46 support roles in London
International outfit also reportedly looking to move to smaller -- but swankier -- City office space
Herbert Smith Freehills launches London advocacy secondment for junior lawyers
In-house option sees associates spend 12 months working with global outfit's top advocates
Allen & Overy ups NQ solicitor package to £100,000 as City pay war intensifies
Six-figure sum includes sign-on bonus
Clifford Chance launches first legal project management apprenticeship
Scheme doesn't lead to qualification as a solicitor
Social mobility fail: two thirds of top judges went to private schools
Senior judges 'most socially exclusive' group among Britain's elite, Sutton Trust research finds