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Law Society recommends 4% salary increase for rookie solicitors
£23,703 in London and £21,024 elsewhere
City lawyer in criminal contempt for ‘spontaneous act of colossal stupidity’
Ex-Jones Day partner Raymond McKeeve sent ‘burn it’ instruction following search order
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NRF boosts NQ lawyer pay by 11% to £105k
Top performers could earn as much as £147k with bonus
‘£250 goodwill payment’ for SQE students affected by exam ‘IT issue’
Compensation comes on top of refunds announced earlier this week
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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
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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
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