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A&O Shearman confirms £20k SQE support grant
Increase on both firms' pre-merger offerings

Bank Holiday round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend

Criminal solicitor struck off over £60 ‘dine and dash’
Left Harvester restaurant without paying

Freshfields sets down Magic Circle salary marker as it ups NQ lawyer pay 20% to £150k
Is there another pay war on the horizon?

Ex-Slater & Gordon partner misled client over case progression for 17 years
Agrees to be struck off

Further speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2024
SRA training chief, eduction and graduate recruitment experts, future trainees and more

City Law School grad secures £30K scholarship to pursue barrister dream
Courtesy of 11KBW

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Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Revealed: The Legal Cheek Awards 2024 – longlists
Profession gears up to celebrate achievements of firms, chambers and students

Hogan Lovells keeps 20 of 22 spring qualifying trainees
Three on fixed-term deals

Super regulator to review guidance on lawyer AI training
LSB writes to Lord Chancellor and tech minister

A&O Shearman: A new Magic Circle mega-firm is born
Historic tie-up goes live today

Barrister who ignored suspension disbarred
Originally suspended over 'hostile' emails to solicitors

Newly qualified solicitor wins employment case against firm that signed probation review without her knowledge
In effect a ‘forgery’, tribunal finds

Law students share their true motivations for pursuing legal careers
From protecting rights to cold hard cash

Experienced solicitor rebuked for rejecting personal injury offer without client’s consent
'Conduct was reckless as to the risk of harm,' SRA finds

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

SQE students told to wait in ‘quiet area’ for 2.5 hours before exam
Aspiring lawyers may welcome extra revision time, says SRA

Burgers Salmon lawyer makes MasterChef appearance
Narrowly misses out on quarter-final spot

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts