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The greatest lawyers from medieval and ancient history
Who’s your favourite?

Fieldfisher launches training contracts in Belfast
First two rookie spots already filled

Top barristers’ chambers raises pupillage award by over 40% to £100,000
Exclusive: Gray’s Inn Tax Chambers becomes first set to guarantee new graduates six figures in their first year

Kaplan confirms refunds following SQE cancellations
Last month's 'IT issue' left some students unable to sit first assessments

Jailed ex-City lawyer banned from the legal profession
Joshua Alexander Brien defrauded US law firm Cooley and the Commonwealth Secretariat out of £600k

‘An open letter to my fellow lawyers — it’s time to be completely honest about mental health’
Lack of support coupled with poor work-life balance is creating a "perfect storm", warns doctor turned trainee solicitor Gavriel Sapir

US firm salaries ‘almost 50% above’ Magic Circle rivals thanks to favourable exchange rates
New research comes as NQ rates hit record £179k

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

The very human history of defamation from the Duke d’Orléans to Wagatha Christie
As the High Court finds in favour of Colleen Rooney, Legal Cheek’s Will Holmes explores defamation's murky past

Shoosmiths and ULaw join forces to offer pro bono support to businesses and charities
Monthly clinics staffed by trainees and students

Linklaters retains 47 of 51 NQ lawyers
City's top TC provider scores 92%

BCLP increases maintenance grants and vac scheme pay — also scraps grade requirements
Boosts in response to rising living costs

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

Ince share price plunges over 50% following stock exchange announcement
Listed firm unveils plans to raise cash through new shares and loan

Top judges use Wikipedia, research shows
Irish Supreme Court decisions with online encyclopedia entry 22% more likely to be cited in later judgments

Commonwealth Games: TLT trainee scores spot on Northern Ireland netball squad
Thanks flexi-working!

TV cameras to film in criminal courts for first time today
Coverage restricted to judge's sentencing remarks

‘Gender critical’ barrister successfully sues own chambers
Garden Court Chambers ordered to pay 22k discrimination damages to Allison Bailey

Kaplan offers new SQE assessment dates after ‘IT issue’ forced cancellations
First one next week