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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more
‘I’m a high street trainee with City law ambitions. Should I quit my TC?’
Rookie requires readers' advice
Bar diversity row: is it enough for barristers not to discriminate or should they actively boost inclusion?
Change in barristers' duty contemplated
A&O Shearman offers tips for using AI in TC applications
Contrasts with approach of Big Four accountancy firms and The Bar Council, which ban use of ChatGPT
Watson Farley & Williams keeps 16 of 18 qualifying trainees
All in first-choice spots
Slaughter and May raises newly qualified lawyer pay to £150,000
Pay review brought forward following recent market movement
Dentons launches ‘low carbon service’ with lawyers working from home, e-signatures and no printing
Carbon footprint reduced by 44%
Burges Salmon smashes its financials: profit up by nearly 50%
PEP also sees over 40% growth
Aspiring lawyer’s career prospects ‘utterly destroyed’ after role in violent disorder during riots
Law student also handed 14-month jail sentence
Simmons & Simmons takes City NQ lawyer pay to £120,000
Bristol associates also see rise to £76.5k
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
‘Has anyone tried to negotiate a bigger SQE maintenance grant?’
Aspiring lawyer worries about making ends meet
RPC expands solicitor apprenticeship programme to London
10 spots available
The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more
Eversheds raises NQ lawyer pay in London to £100k
Regional rates move to £65.5k
Why I ditched the office to become a ‘digital nomad’ lawyer
Catrin Le Rendu juggles her legal career with playing SkyScanner roulette
SQE2 pass rate rises again to 79%
Over 2,000 aspiring lawyers sat latest exams
Urgent appeal launched to re-home trainees amid US firm’s London office closure
10 current and future trainee roles at risk
Pinsents trials alert system when lawyers regularly work excessive hours
Hopes to reduce burnout risk
Police hunt struck-off ‘dine and dash’ solicitor for skipping bail
Removed from legal profession earlier this year