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Addleshaw Goddard boosts London junior lawyer pay by 5%
Trainees and those in the regions also handed extra cash

Morning round-up: Friday 16 February
The morning's top legal affairs news stories

Privately-educated lawyers more likely to earn higher salaries
And by some margin

Sixty paralegals to join Clifford Chance as firm snaps up Carillion’s low-cost legal hub in Newcastle
Construction giant went into liquidation last month

Look at these Lady Hale cupcakes
Gowns, tribunal fees and a thesis on fraud also make appearances in Great Legal Bake

Top academics and law firm innovators come together for the Future of Legal Education and Training Conference
Big names from Russell Group, magic circle and tech start-up world among headliners at May event

Morning round-up: Thursday 15 February
The morning's top legal affairs news stories

Rule-breaking barrister avoids suspension after telling tribunal her printer broke down
She represented a client in court without a valid practising certificate

London law firm partner among Grand Canyon helicopter crash survivors
Another solicitor on board has sadly died

Don’t ditch dining! Inns of Court give wannabe barristers opportunity to mingle, says Bar Council
But BSB proposals could call time on compulsory qualifying sessions

Research: Far more private school kids at corporate firms than in crime
State school educated underrepresented across the board

Law’s cut-throat ‘sink or swim’ culture has been laid bare in a string of recent disciplinary cases
Is the profession beginning to show mercy to its stressed-out juniors?

Morning round-up: Wednesday 14 February
The morning's top legal affairs news stories

Security guard suspended from LSE after video emerges of altercation with law student outside property lecture
Student claims staff member stopped her from praying then 'forcibly pushed' her

Rise of the robots: Meet the law students participating in the tech revolution
Ditching dusty books for coding courses

Morning round-up: Tuesday 13 February
The morning's top legal affairs news stories

Shoosmiths solicitor among three Britons dead in Grand Canyon helicopter crash
He joined the firm as a trainee

Liverpool law student petitions university to reimburse tuition fees over four-week strike action
First year's calls for £1,000 compensation backed by thousands

‘I quit the magic circle to practise in Bristol — and I regret it’
A Legal Cheek reader shares their story

Revealed: 2,089 wannabe barristers submit 14,516 applications for just 224 pupillage spots
'May the odds be ever in your favour'