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Supreme Court judge expressed ‘relief’ at Lord Sumption’s resignation in previously unseen email exchange
Made public through FOI request
More top firms confirm trainee retention scores
Strong 80%+ results for CMS, Gowling, Fieldfisher and Browne Jacobson
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Solicitor accused of injecting blood into supermarket food previously worked for A&O, Milbank and HSF
Leoaai Elghareeb arrested last week
Freshfields matches Clifford Chance on trainee pay
£50k in year one and £55k in year two
Bar aptitude test ‘not effective filter’ of weak wannabe barristers
Fail rate of under 1%, report finds
‘I’m thinking of taking a gap year after qualifying as a solicitor. Is this career suicide?’
One NQ asks for readers' advice
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LPC students unhappy about return to in-person exams
Exclusive: SRA has told legal education providers to revert to face-to-face assessments
Bar exams: BSB stats reveal widely differing pass rates among providers
New figures -- focusing on centralised assessments only -- show average pass rates ranging between 92% and 18%
Trainee pay at Clifford Chance hits £55k
£50k in year one, rising to £55k in year two
DAC Beachcroft records 81% trainee retention score
13 sign permanent deals ✍️
SQE officially comes into force
New solicitor training regime will eventually replace the LPC
Museums legal threats to Pornhub are an ‘exhibition of hypocrisy’
The Uffizi and the Louvre are threatening to sue the world's biggest porn site
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‘Cancelled’ barrister cleared of misconduct over tweet that got him kicked out of chambers
But fined £500 over separate tweet about Muslims
RPC says lawyers can work from home permanently
Includes trainees
Exclusive: Jones Day London partner sanctioned over inappropriate behaviour at drinks event
Drunken lawyer leaves trainee shaken and upset
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