News

Dentons goes live with ‘historic’ India tie-up
Global law firm first

Macfarlanes pushes NQ lawyer pay to £115k
7% rise from £107.5k

Trainee solicitor sets sights on Miss Universe crown
Balancing TC and pageants

Slaughters swerves Magic Circle pay war — for now
NQ rates remain at £115k despite rivals raising

Lawyers limber up as countdown to London Legal Walk begins
On track for record-breaking year with 750 teams signed up so far

Wellbeing charity encourages lawyers to talk about their struggles with anxiety
LawCare campaign marks start of Mental Health Awareness Week

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

Lawyer reaches final of Eurovision
Immigration specialist by day, glam rocker by night 🤟

BPP extends ‘O Shaped’ soft skills learning to solicitor apprentices
Equips aspiring lawyers with human and business know-how

Clifford Chance launches climate risk virtual internship with Swiss Re
Magic Circle player offers aspiring lawyers 'rare exposure' on a range of insurance and reinsurance matters

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

Top media barrister is granted silk status… by the media
5RB superstar David Sherborne is now not a KC

Exclusive research: SQE prep not enough say majority of law firms
Nearly two-thirds require future trainees to undertake practice area-focused modules

TC seekers urged to probe City law firms’ links to fossil fuel industry
Advice to wannabe lawyers comes as part of new student report examining legal professions links to oil and gas industry

Dechert to cut lawyer roles in London amid ‘market challenges’
US giant axes City roles as part of 5% reduction in global workforce

Reed Smith expands in Leeds with office move
Plus TLT makes moves in Manchester

Exchange Chambers expands mentoring programme to northern bar hopefuls
Follows successful pilot in Liverpool

Free law firm merch is losing its appeal among students, report finds
One in two say it makes them less likely to apply

Bank Holiday round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the coronation weekend 👑