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An open letter to all trainees who weren’t retained this summer
Some of the best decisions people make are often forced on them, says career coach Husnara Begum
Hogan Lovells keeps 27 out of 28 qualifying trainees in London
One of the retained rookies is on a fixed term contract
New courtroom comedy where judge pokes fun at litigants to hit TV screens this week
It's basically Judge Rinder with fewer legal qualifications
How I used the Equivalent Means route to qualify as a solicitor without doing a training contract
It’s a tough way in, but for those who want it enough this new way into the profession is a great opportunity, writes newly qualified solicitor Eman Hassan
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
Kirkland & Ellis retains all 10 qualifying trainees
US titan's London newbies will start on dollar-pegged salaries of £146,000
‘I am a US grad relocating to England — should I study the GDL or wait for the super-exam?
I’d really appreciate readers’ advice or suggestions
Brunel Law School ditches GDL ahead of SQE roll-out
As it launches new 'fast-track' LLB
Corporate lawyer tells Mumsnet users to ask her anything — immediately regrets it
"Can I sue my neighbour because I don't like the look of her garden?'
The best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Taylor Wessing boosts London NQ lawyer pay to £71,000
A rise of 13%
KWM takes up flash new office space in ‘Walkie-Talkie’ — 18 months after UK arm’s catastrophic collapse
Sixty trainees lost their jobs
The Hearing Podcast: Making a Murderer lawyer Dean Strang on Netflix fame
And what it's like being an unlikely international sex symbol
Clifford Chance ups training contract numbers from 80 to 95 in first magic circle increase since 2008 financial crisis
Exclusive: TCs soar by nearly 20% ?
SRA picks Kaplan to deliver new solicitor super-exam
Eight-year deal
Partners from US giant O’Melveny & Myers jet into London to hold mega-merger talks with Allen & Overy
Discussions reach 'due diligence stage', report claims
Clifford Chance launches lawtech training contract that leads to qualification as a solicitor
New scheme will run alongside firm’s conventional training contract
‘I’ve made my year’s earnings in a month’, says Love Island solicitor Rosie Williams
She's understood to have deals with a betting company and a number of top beauty brands
Taylor Wessing keeps 21 out of 23 autumn qualifying trainees
One associate-to-be is on a fixed term contract
Criminal solicitor struck off for submitting false invoices to law firms to help fund cocaine habit
He issued 40 fake invoices of £100 each
