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A&O breaks £2 billion revenue barrier ahead of proposed Shearman mega-merger
Partner profits dip due to 'challenging market conditions'

Ditch the equality pledges and provide more mentoring, flexitime and maternity support, say women lawyers
Less than half think current gender equality measures are effective

BSB issues guidance for aspiring barristers caught up in marking boycott
Law schools can accept students with pending degree results

Taylor Wessing ups NQ lawyer salaries to £100k
Rises for rookies too

A&O reveals 93% trainee retention rate
Magic Circle firm keeps 37 of its 40 autumn qualifiers

Made in Chelsea star joins HSF summer vac scheme
Robbie Mullett shares highlights on firm's Insta

Meet the future trainee solicitor hoping to make law firms more Muslim-friendly
From making ablution in sinks to makeshift prayer rooms, Waqas Hussain, founder of the Muslim Employment Charter, tells us about his ambitions for the future law firm

DWF share price jumps by a third amid talks over potential sale
Listed law firm in discussions with private equity firm

Paralegal lied about experience to land law firm role
Falsely described himself as a solicitor

WFW launches law school scholarship in memory of lawyer
Firm teams up with Nottingham Uni following death of partner Mei Lin Goh

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

US law firm trio reveal London trainee retention figures
White & Case, Vinson & Elkins and Covington & Burling

Secret Barrister falls silent on Twitter
Anonymous bar blogger hasn't posted in over a month

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

SRA increases SQE exam fees by 11% in response to inflation
Total cost to sit two-part test stands at £4,564

Generative AI won’t disrupt law until late 2020s and beyond, says Susskind
Relax aspiring lawyers, you’ve got at least five years…

US judge probed over lip-syncing TikToks
Follows complaint