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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
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Meet all the leading law firms at our first virtual law fair of the new graduate recruitment year!
Less than 4 weeks away 😱
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Careers
The opportunities awaiting aspiring lawyers in Leeds
A panel of solicitors and legal education experts come together to explore the opportunities for aspiring lawyers in the legal hub of the North
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Law Society recommends 4% salary increase for rookie solicitors
£23,703 in London and £21,024 elsewhere
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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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Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
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Careers
Birmingham lawyers share their secrets to success
A panel of experts answer questions and give advice on networking, work experience, choosing the right firm, quality of work, the SQE and more
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NRF boosts NQ lawyer pay by 11% to £105k
Top performers could earn as much as £147k with bonus
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SQE Hub
‘£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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Journal
The future is driverless
Our driving laws are not geared up for the possibilities of driverless vehicles, but could the Law Commission have found a way to steer through the obstacles?
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The greatest lawyers from medieval and ancient history
Who’s your favourite?
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Fieldfisher launches training contracts in Belfast
First two rookie spots already filled
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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
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SQE Hub
Kaplan confirms refunds following SQE cancellations
Last month’s ‘IT issue’ left some students unable to sit first assessments
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Jailed ex-City lawyer banned from the legal profession
Joshua Alexander Brien defrauded US law firm Cooley and the Commonwealth Secretariat out of £600k
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‘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
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US firm salaries ‘almost 50% above’ Magic Circle rivals thanks to favourable exchange rates
New research comes as NQ rates hit record £179k
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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
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The very human history of defamation from the Duke d’Orléans to Wagatha Christie
As the High Court finds in favour of Colleen Rooney, Legal Cheek’s Will Holmes explores defamation’s murky past
