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Criminal barristers to vote on ‘uninterrupted strike action’
Move would be an escalation of alternating weeks of action adopted since late June
Scottish training contracts set to hit record high
On track to surpass 2021 record of 744
Trowers joins firms upping junior lawyer pay in the regions
£60k base salary
Magic Circle NQ lawyers charged out at £600 per hour, new data suggests
Rates for top partners hits £1,500 -- double compared to 15 years ago
White & Case retains 16 of 19 autumn NQ lawyers
Start on £140k
What history’s worst family feud teaches us about divorce law reforms
Meet the mad and murderous Dineley Gooderes
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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