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UK law school launches SQE prep in India
The College of Legal Practice targets lawyers seeking dual qualification
‘Will training at a mid-tier outfit stop me from realising my US law firm dream?’
Final year student needs advice
Training contract holder awarded four weeks’ pay after firm changed employment terms
Told to work in another office location than was agreed
Hogan Lovells ups NQ pay to £120k in London and £75k in Birmingham
Boosts of 12% and 7%
Bar Council elects first Black vice chair
Barbara Mills KC starts in the role from January 2024
A&O and Shearman merger will put ‘pressure’ on Magic Circle, says former Slaughters chief
Rivals may wonder how to 'ratchet up their US strategy in response'
Pinsents’ former comms chief dies at 40
Fred Banning was diagnosed with cancer in 2020
Clydes ramps up support for new mums and dads with 26 weeks full-paid maternity leave
Major step up from City law standard
A&O and Shearman reveal new combined logo as part of mega merger plans
Magic Circle and US firms announced plans to combine on Sunday
RPC singer bags awards for music video
Music video follows a businessman as he navigates incoming deadlines and his boss's wrath
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
A&O and Shearman set to create new global mega firm
Magic Circle player 🤝 US giant
‘How long should I spend on a training contract application?’
I've heard 12 hours
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Addleshaw Goddard sets SQE maintenance grants
£8k in London, £5k elsewhere
Law firm leaders on what more can be done to protect junior lawyer wellbeing
Top brass shine a light on workplace wellness and offer their tips this Mental Health Awareness Week
Kim K admits she is struggling with constitutional law
Voicing the pain of law students everywhere
Final speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2023
📣 Last batch of speakers unveiled ahead of Legal Cheek's annual legal education and training conference TOMORROW in London
Exclusive research: Gen Z aspiring lawyers seek ‘friendly’ firms with good pay and top quality work
Young lawyer hopefuls less bothered about swish offices, perks and WFH policies, new Legal Cheek Student Perceptions Report reveals
Dentons goes live with ‘historic’ India tie-up
Global law firm first
Macfarlanes pushes NQ lawyer pay to £115k
7% rise from £107.5k