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Reed Smith boosts newly qualified solicitor pay to £70k

NQ salaries rise by £7,000 as target hours head north too

Mar 3 2017 9:36am

‘Secret Barrister’ lands major book deal achieving every law blogger’s dream

Five publishers bid for the anonymous blogger's first-ever title

Mar 3 2017 9:10am

Morning round-up: Friday 3 March

The morning's top legal affairs news stories

Mar 3 2017 7:42am

Ex-Pinsent Masons and DLA Piper lawyer’s aftershave range slammed by Dragons’ Den millionaires

It smells like 'I've been dragged along and left up a lemon tree'

Mar 2 2017 12:52pm

Gina Miller’s barrister Lord Pannick QC votes AGAINST Brexit Bill

But was he the only lawyer to defy the House of Commons?

Mar 2 2017 11:19am

Top lawyer slammed for ‘open the Moet’ tweet as government boosts injury compensation cash

Liz Truss altered the way payouts are calculated leaving insurers seething

Mar 2 2017 10:16am

Morning round-up: Thursday 2 March

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Mar 2 2017 7:38am

Human rights lawyer in running to replace Edward Snowden as Glasgow University figurehead

Aamer Anwar announced he will stand for election as rector

Mar 1 2017 1:43pm

Petition by Leeds CPS solicitor reaps rewards as Trump’s state visit postponed

Graham Guest’s online appeal chalked up almost two million signatures

Mar 1 2017 11:10am

Skadden lawyer who fought in World War II celebrates his 100th birthday

Top commercial counsel still works from 9.30am to 4.30pm and has no intention of retiring

Mar 1 2017 10:17am

Research: Law is more boring than IT

81% of lawyers are bored at work, compared to just 56% of computer whizzes

Mar 1 2017 8:59am

Morning round-up: Wednesday 1 March

The morning's top legal affairs news stories

Mar 1 2017 7:42am

Liz Truss to appeal judicial pensions discrimination ruling

Just a week after she handed High Court and Court of Appeal judges an 11% pay increase

Feb 28 2017 4:02pm

City University to build new £30 million law school

Clerkenwell campus to receive major makeover with seven-storey structure

Feb 28 2017 1:50pm

We asked our Snapchat followers what they’re up to, this is what they said

Warning: contains an unhealthy dose of land law

Feb 28 2017 11:27am

The BBC gave viewers an unprecedented insight into the House of Lords last night, and lawyers loved it

They were particularly excited when the ex-deputy president of the Supreme Court made an appearance

Feb 28 2017 10:21am

Ex-Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman to face SDT over electoral fraud scandal

Family law solicitor was found guilty of "corrupt and illegal practices" in April 2015

Feb 28 2017 9:16am

Morning round-up: Tuesday 28 February

The morning’s top legal affairs news stories

Feb 28 2017 7:47am