News
Bye bye, BCAT: Bar aptitude test to be ditched this month
No longer effective 'filter', says BSB
ULaw to offer LPC and LLM at Southampton Law School
New options, including masters, delivered from Russell Group uni’s campus
Akin Gump NQ lawyer salaries hit record £179,000
Rise due to favourable exchange rate
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual student event TODAY: Take control of your future legal career through the SQE — with Shoosmiths, The College of Legal Practice and Acuity Law
Tuesday 12 July, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
RPC records 100% autumn trainee retention rate
All 14 rookies secure NQ roles
Hill Dickinson to offer TCs in the Toon
Move follows office launch in Newcastle
CMS boosts NQ lawyer pay to £100k
Second boost in seven months
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Top judge blasts ‘creeping march of anonymity’ in solicitor disciplinary rulings
High Court orders transparency in misconduct acquittal of City lawyer over posts on her 330,000-follower Instagram account
Should ex-magic circle man Raab become caretaker PM?
Question mark over whether Boris will stay until Autumn
Attorney General confirms Tory leadership bid as Boris prepares to quit
From Legal Cheek Awards to No.10?
How Bored Apes are changing the law
Legal Cheek's Will Holmes takes a deep dive into the latest legal developments surrounding NFTs
Solicitor General Alex Chalk and ex-magic circle associate Bim Afolami MP become latest Tory lawyers to abandon Boris Johnson
Conservative vice-chair Afolami quit on live TV
Bird & Bird gives trainees and staff £1,000 cost of living bonus
One-off payment to those earning £50k and below
Shearman gives London staff, including trainees, option to work remotely for whole of August
Hopes to encourage productivity and support wellbeing
Hill Dickinson launches in Newcastle
The Toon gains another big legal name
Why the ECHR should go medieval
Will Holmes explains how revisiting medieval debates on natural law could improve the application of modern human rights