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The burnout profession? Why City law culture needs to change
Ex-corporate lawyer Charlene Gisele reflects on her own mental health struggles while offering her top tips to prevent work-related exhaustion before it starts
Dominic Cummings brands legal Twitter royalty as ‘charlatans’
Former Downing Street adviser lashes leading lawyers over Brexit views
Norton Rose Fulbright ‘software error’ causes staff pronouns to change in emails
'He/him' to 'she/her' and vice versa
Law Island? Ulster Uni grad becomes dating show’s latest legally-minded contestant
Matthew MacNabb joins Love Island as part of Casa Amor twist
What ancient Greek oracles warn us about predictive justice
Have we replaced the authority of God with algorithmic-decision-making?
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Top judge slams BSB over ‘injustice’ to student wrongly kicked off bar training course
Ryan Eve vindicated in High Court after regulator's blunders
Solicitor apprenticeships jump 40% in one year
New pathway to qualification gains popularity as SQE roll-out nears
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Love Island welcomes its fifth law graduate
Brings a whole new meaning to a summer 'vacation' scheme! 🏝
City law firm donates £2 million profit slice to Covid charities
Simmons & Simmons cash contribution follows solid financial results
Magic circle vs US MoneyLaw: An associate’s perspective
One City lawyer sets out some of the factors they took into consideration before making the switch 🇬🇧 ➡️ 🇺🇸
City firms continue to reveal 2021 financial results
Mixed fortunes for Ashurst, Simmons, Dentons, DWF and Gateley
Mayer Brown retains 8 out of 10 NQ solicitors
80% autumn result
Clifford Chance partner profits up 9% to £1.85 million
Revenues reach £1.82 billion
BCLP keeps 19 out of 22 autumn qualifying trainees
Secure NQ roles in London, Manchester and Hong Kong
Applications now open for Legal Cheek Virtual Pupillage Fair
Leading chambers and law schools return on 9 October for UK's biggest bar careers event
Pay training contract and qualifying work experience trainees the same, Law Society tells firms
Chancery Lane calls for parity across both routes ahead of SQE roll-out
NQ lawyer pay hits £90k at Travers
Junior lawyer salaries could rise to as much as £117,000 with bonuses, says firm, which also confirms 84% retention score