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Slaughter and May ups newly-qualified solicitor pay by 4% to £83,000

Xmas bonuses for junior lawyers and trainees, too

Dec 11 2018 2:14pm

Strathclyde Uni law student’s anti-spiking campaign gets police backing

Special drink lids will save lives, Cara Teven tells Legal Cheek

Dec 11 2018 12:10pm

ULaw to launch campus and tech hub in Nottingham

Announcement comes just weeks after law school giant confirmed new Hong Kong outpost

Dec 10 2018 12:45pm

ECJ says UK can reverse Brexit

Ahead of crucial Commons vote on PM's deal tomorrow

Dec 10 2018 10:14am

DWF to offer earn-while-you-learn solicitor apprenticeships

Rookies rotate through eight seats as part of intense training programme

Dec 10 2018 8:44am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend

Dec 10 2018 8:02am

UK Supreme Court judge Lord Hodge admits ‘naivety’ at attending Federalist Society dinner

He refers to his ‘innocence’ in accepting invite from right-wing group that’s helping President Trump pick top judges, including Brett Kavanaugh

Dec 7 2018 11:50am

Lawyers who ‘daydream about another life’ are in the wrong job

Dana Denis-Smith on her journey from Linklaters lawyer to founder of a multi-million pound company

Dec 7 2018 8:52am

The best of the blogs

Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Dec 7 2018 8:42am

50% boost to pupil pay minimum from September 2019

£18,436 in London and £15,728 elsewhere

Dec 6 2018 1:29pm

Reading University law lecturer’s office door ‘covered in urine’ after transgender-rights debate

Professor Rosa Freedman fears for safety after raising concerns over proposed changes to Gender Recognition Act

Dec 6 2018 12:51pm

The Apprentice: High street solicitor fired following boozy Christmas chocolate task

'It was an amazing experience', Sarah Ann Magson tells Legal Cheek

Dec 6 2018 11:42am

BPP introduces video advocacy entrance exam for BPTC

One of the biggest bar course providers to bring in aptitude test

Dec 6 2018 8:49am

Government publishes Brexit legal advice in full

Just a day after MPs found it in contempt of parliament

Dec 5 2018 1:05pm