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Allen & Overy cuts NQ solicitor pay by 10%
COVID-19 response measure follows Slaughter and May salary decrease
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COVID-19: Mini-pupillages move online
Much like the virtual vacation schemes now being offered by corporate law firms
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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
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Baker McKenzie offers lawyers part-paid summer sabbaticals in response to pandemic
Also implements reduced working week option
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Careers
How to secure a training contract at a global law firm in Hong Kong
Five industry experts share their top tips
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Senior CPS lawyer referred to regulator over far-right Facebook posts
Defence lawyers complain after spotting Britain First petition on government solicitor’s feed
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‘Should I work as a paralegal at the firm I’ve secured a training contract with?’
I planned to fill the gap with legal work but the job market is flat so options are limited, writes one Legal Cheek reader
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Virtual Pride 2020: Law firms move celebrations online in light of COVID-19
Bingo, discos and virtual ‘voguing’ — a lot is going on(line) in recognition of the LGBTQ+ community and their allies
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Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
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Hogan Lovells cuts NQ pay and freezes salaries for some trainees
Exclusive: Second year rookies to remain on first year salaries
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Doughty Street junior barrister launches first legal outfitter for women
‘Women have been at the bar for over 100 years and men are still the default when it comes to legal dress,’ Karlia Lykourgou tells Legal Cheek
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Re-hearing ordered in child custody case after US judge accepted Facebook friend request from the mother
She liked 18 of the judge’s Facebook posts
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Top paying magic circle firm keeps NQ pay at £100k
Freshfields freeze; fellow big payer HSF also declines to cut
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Pregnant law firm partner calls out top QC for ‘every day sexism’
DWF’s Naomi Pryde says unnamed silk contacted a male junior lawyer about her case, assuming she’d be ‘indisposed’
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Careers
How training contract hunters can stand out from the crowd after COVID-19
ULaw’s director of employability John Watkins discusses the importance of being productive and why future lawyers must exude web-cam confidence
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CMS posts 72% trainee retention score
44 out of 61
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Allen & Overy reopens City HQ on ‘permission-only basis’
Distancing measures put in place
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Over half of legal workers stressed about job hunting amid coronavirus
One in four have put their search on hold
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Careers
What will the lawyer of the future look like?
Four experts explore the rise of NewLaw and consider the training options on the horizon
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New Instagram account allows City lawyers to anonymously submit their ‘juicy secrets’
‘Magic Circle Confessions’ launched earlier this month
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Dentons rolls out ‘track and trace’ system as it reopens London office
Will operate at 25% capacity with no movement between floors
