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Research: Lawyers take just 36 minutes for their lunch
And close to half rarely leave the office
Morning round-up: Wednesday 13 September
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Simmons & Simmons reveals 78% NQ retention result
As international outfit Covington & Burling posts 83% score
City law thriving as regional firms struggle, report reveals
92% of Square Mile outfits grew last year, with lawyer numbers up 7.5%
Labour law lead could back illegal strike
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon won’t say whether he backs unlawful action
Manchester Law School scholarship to boost number of black males entering legal profession
Students will receive £3,000 for each year of their undergraduate degrees
Morning round-up: Tuesday 12 September
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Pinsent Masons opens redundancy consultation that could see up to 100 PA jobs go
Firm cites investment in legal tech as one of the reasons behind the review
Judge complains after being handed bundle containing 2,000 pages of ‘largely irrelevant material’
Size really does matter, according to Mr Justice Holgate
David Lammy is right to encourage use of modern slavery laws, says human rights lawyer
MP's report recommends more prosecutions under modern slavery legislation
I’ve been offered a training contract at a mega-paying US outfit, but my heart is still set on another firm
I'd really appreciate readers' advice on this
Withers teams up with BPP to launch ‘earn while you learn’ solicitor apprenticeships
International law firm embraces government-backed Trailblazer scheme
Morning round-up: Monday 11 September
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
The Legal Cheek team reads out your mean comments
‘Boring, uninformative drivel’
Chief Justice: Family courts in ‘crisis’
Retiring Lord Thomas says something must be done on public law cases
Autumn retention season: The good, the bad and the ugly
Legal Cheek reflects on the latest NQ results
Morning round-up: Friday 8 September
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
‘You’re fired’: Louise Mensch ditches her lawyer… on Twitter
A very public spat
Norton Rose Fulbright reveals Newcastle support hub expansion plan
But there won’t be TCs in the Toon anytime soon
Theresa May ‘profoundly misleading’ over Brexit legal changes, expert warns
Cambridge law professor Mark Elliott isn’t happy with the PM