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Morning round-up: Wednesday 12 July
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Another Doughty Street barrister gets the tabloid treatment
Jennifer Robinson caught in crossfire as newspapers target key Labour figure
BSB balls-up: 26 bar students see marks changed following ethics exam ‘clerical errors’ chaos
Regulator has now told providers to release results
Ashurst autumn retention rate: 95% of NQs staying on
Their salaries will leap from £46,000 to £72,000 overnight
Norton Rose Fulbright raises NQ pay to £75k
Trainee money is increased too
Lawyers rush to defend Leigh Day paralegals suspended for allegedly ‘touting’ for Grenfell Tower fire business
A lot of love shared in the Legal Cheek comments
Morning round-up: Tuesday 11 July
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
Akin Gump trainees will now earn £100,000 across their two-year training contract
Increases of 12% in first year and 8% in second year
Which uni should I choose for law: Durham, Warwick or QMUL?
The Legal Cheek team give their contrasting responses
Love happens here: The very best lawyer photos from London Pride
Includes a dog in a barrister’s wig wearing a Hawaiian lei
Shearman & Sterling keeps 13 out of 15 trainees
Their pay will now more than DOUBLE from £50k to £105k
Leigh Day suspends two paralegals accused of ‘touting’ for business among Grenfell Tower fire victims
Not ideal when you're angling for a training contract
Morning round-up: Monday 10 July
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
BSB delays release of BPTC ethics exam results after spotting ‘clerical errors’
Exclusive: All providers impacted as regulator conducts ‘further check on every paper’
ULaw to move Chester campus closer to city centre
Guessing game begins on new location in Hollyoaks-land
Travers Smith boosts pay for trainees and NQs
It has been a very good week for firms’ salary increases
Allen & Overy tops magic circle financial results growth league, with Clifford Chance coming in second
Linklaters is third and Freshfields fourth, while Slaughter and May declines to take part in summer bling fest
There’s now a David Lidington parody account, and it’s just as good as the Liz Truss one
Is any Lord Chancellor safe?
Morning round-up: Friday 7 July
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
The rise of the new media lawyers
Remote-working, low overhead model that allows for work-life balance is shaking up provision of defamation law
Macfarlanes sharply raises NQ pay to over £80,000
Exclusive: £10k increase for firm’s newly qualified lawyers