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

Freshfields kicks off spring retention season with 97% score
Magic Circle firm retains 33 of 34 trainees

Revealed: The law firms with the best perks — 2023 edition
From gym subsidies to concierge services, which firms do it best when it comes to those little extras?

UCL law student recognised in New Year Honours List
Zakaria Dada awarded a British Empire Medal for community efforts during Covid-19, and tells Legal Cheek of his appreciation

‘Bin online exams’, says top barrister
12KBW's Daniel Sokol voices concerns over cheating and the impact ChatGPT could have on degree credibility

Sidley Austin launches sustainability apprenticeship
The new scheme could attract those looking for a pathway into the emergent ESG sector

Get ahead this pupillage application season with the 2023 Chambers Most List
Check out the ultimate student guide to barrister life at 40+ sets

The Apprentice 2023: Court advocate among this year’s contestants
Marnie Swindells says she ‘fought tooth and nail’ to get where she is

Mishcon completes merger with Taylor Vinters
Over 200 staff, including 145 lawyers, join combined firm

Upcoming event dates you need to add to your diary
Featuring Travers Smith, Hill Dickinson, Hogan Lovells, Gatehouse Chambers and more!

City law predictions for 2023: NQ pay hits £200k, a climate change TC and goodbye Watson Glaser
City Insider peers into their crystal ball 🔮

New Year round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the New Year period

12 New Year’s resolutions for aspiring lawyers
From networking and work experience to essay planning and applications -- how many will you keep?

Top tips for non-law students looking to get a TC
How to sell your non-legal skills and ensure you perform your best in interviews

Legal Cheek’s top read stories of 2022
From City lawyer spending habits to barrister parking wars; it's been another year stuffed full of click-inducing content

The Big Legal Cheek News Quiz 2022
How much do you remember? 🤔

12 Christmas struggles law students can relate to
T’was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, just a law student crying

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

Shearman and Hogan Lovells respond to merger rumour
Will the City gain a new US super-firm?

Law firm tackles loneliness with new bookshop
gunnercooke community project opens in Manchester

How I secured my UK training contract as an international student
Legal Cheek events coordinator and future City trainee Divyansh Sharma offers up his top five tips