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ULaw appoints academic management heavyweight as new CEO
Professor Craig Mahoney has held top roles at a host of universities
Akin Gump boosts trainee pay 14% to £62.5k
Year one rookies now on £57.5k
Virtual student event TODAY: Secrets to Success London — with Clyde & Co, Fried Frank, Kingsley Napley, Russell-Cooke, Willkie Farr & Gallagher and ULaw
Wednesday 10 November, 5pm to 7pm, taking place virtually
Lottery scammers pretend to work for Simmons & Simmons
Regulator issues alert 🚨
Is it all over for law firm freebies?
17 law firms pledge greener trainee recruitment practices, possibly spelling end for law student-coveted merch
White & Case boosts NQ salaries to £140k
Trainee pay rises too
Bar report: Ethnic minorities find it harder to secure pupillage
'There is a need to tone down your blackness' during interviews, one junior barrister told researchers
First SQE exams get underway
SRA confirms students won't be tested on Covid laws
Norton Rose Fulbright ups NQ base salaries 12% to £95k
'Total cash' can reach £133k with bonus, says firm
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual student event TODAY: What’s next for global law firms — with Hill Dickinson
Tuesday 9 November, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
Ex-magic circle lawyer loses legal battle to force wealthy parents to pay him maintenance for life
Faiz Siddiqui, 41, claimed he was entirely dependent on them due to health issues
Flexible training contract specialist signs SQE training deal with College of Legal Practice
Accutrainee to fund rookies through super-exam prep
Ropes & Gray raises London NQ lawyer pay to £147k
Trainees handed extra £7.5k
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Meet the Leeds Uni law grad shining a light on neurodiversity
Amelia Platton highlights the problems and possible solutions for the legal profession
Stephenson Harwood boosts NQ lawyer pay to £90k as it ups billable hour targets
City firm overhauls associate remuneration and bonus scheme
THIS AFTERNOON: The November Legal Cheek UK Virtual Law Fair 2021
Takes place this afternoon, Thursday 4 November, from 2-5pm
Simmons pledges £100k in free legal support to start-ups tackling climate change
International law firm says collaboration is key to addressing crisis
Solicitor sanctioned for ‘offensive’ WhatsApp messages
Group chat contained around 100 members
Top City law firms come together to run diversity ‘hackathon’
Legal CORE aims to increase representation of BAME individuals in private practice through collaborative forums and crowdsourcing ideas