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Dates for your diary: The big legal affairs stories to look out for in 2017
Commercial awareness gold right here
Morning round-up: Thursday 5 January
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Clifford Chance’s profits jump by nearly a quarter as firm prepares to drastically cut training contract numbers
Magic circle giant’s partners earning more than ever before
KWM has stopped paying some of its staff
Affected include those on maternity leave
City lawyer GUILTY of ‘racially aggravated’ assault at Christmas party
Alastair Main smacked his victim’s bottom, called her an “Australian slut” and poured beer over her
Bar Council appoints crime QC as second non-London chairman in three years
And commercial rookie is new Young Bar chief
Morning round-up: Wednesday 4 January
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
‘Law has become a massive gravy train’: Tabloid newspaper kicks off 2017 with a scathing anti-lawyer article
Seems the Daily Mail hasn't made a 'be nicer to the legal profession' resolution
Bird & Bird space law guru among host of lawyers to scoop New Year honours
A good start to 2017 for corporate solicitors and legal academics
A Northerner in London: Why the capital is the best place to study law in the world
Surviving off of open evening white wine and canapés like a privileged Bear Grylls
Morning round-up: Tuesday 3 January
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
The Legal Cheek team’s favourite Instagram posts of 2016
Memes, memes, memes
What is it really like to work at a US firm? An NQ’s perspective
The hours, the responsibility, the holidays, the money
A law student’s honest Christmas holiday diary
Eat, drink and be merry? Try easements, deadlines and mood swings
The 15 most popular Legal Cheek stories of 2016
A look back on the top posts that hauled in the most hits
Exclusive: Linklaters and Allen & Overy go public with plan to rescue KWM trainees
Stricken giant confirms host of other top firms also set to help rookies
Vac scheme applications Christmas stocking
More useful than chocolate and satsumas
Fairy tale turns nasty as incredible spoof judgment reveals how ‘Papa Bear’ sued ‘Goldie Locks’
Santa Claus is the judge
Morning round-up: Friday 23 December
The morning's top legal affairs news stories
King & Wood Mallesons notifies court of its ‘intention to appoint administrators’
Just days after Legal Cheek revealed magic circle trio plans to scoop up KWM trainees