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Starmer selects new Lord Chancellor and Attorney General
Barristers Shabana Mahmood MP and Richard Hermer KC

BCLP posts 58% trainee retention rate
Better but still not great

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Henry Hendron disbarred
Bar Tribunal finally acts

Applications open for Legal Cheek’s first virtual law fair of the new graduate recruitment season
Get ahead of the competition

Lawyers take keys to Number 10
First legal couple since the Blairs

The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more

EXCLUSIVE: DLA Piper raises London newly qualified lawyer pay to £110k
Regional salaries receive boost to £75k

Aspiring lawyer opens up on life as an ‘estranged’ law student
Durham undergrad Niall Hignett reflects on the challenges of navigating uni without parental support

Law firm financial results season gets off to positive start
Upticks across the board

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Legal profession at loggerheads over CILEX regulation
SRA v Law Society

Bristol Uni law student eyes seat in this week’s General Election
Greens' James Nelson will consider abandoning studies if successful

HSF raises NQ associate salaries to £135k
Boosts for trainees too

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Weiss launches London training contract
New juniors to earn market topping £180k

HFW and Bird & Bird become latest firms to up NQ lawyer pay
£100k and £98k

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

‘It is significantly harder to become a barrister than a solicitor’, claims barrister
Sparks LinkedIn debate

The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more

Judge jailed for role in £1.8m legal aid fraud
Worked with group of 'corrupt legal professionals'