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18-year-old Northern Irish school-leaver bags City law apprentice glamour gig that pays trainee money
Timmy Kennedy's earnings at Mayer Brown will reach £47,000 in final year of scheme
Charlie Hebdo rant trainee qualifies as a solicitor and is retained by Clifford Chance
Exclusive: Magic circle firm stands by its man
Morning round-up: Thursday 8 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Clifford Chance latest magic circle firm to release newly qualified retention rate — 82% stay on
Nine NQs head for the exit
Open University law student photobombed by COW on ID card
Strong selfie game
To weave or not to weave that is the question
I can’t afford a new weave but my natural hair may be too much
Travers Smith keeps 94% of new qualifiers while Eversheds hangs on to 77%
Contrasting autumn retention results
BPP to give wannabe barristers ‘corporate training’
BPTC becomes more LPC-like, with added commercial awareness
Morning round-up: Wednesday 7 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Alan Blacker re-hearing bid fails
Controversial solicitor-advocate was booted out of the profession earlier this summer
Solicitor turned ISIS supporter sentenced to five-and-a-half-years for terror offences
Judge tells Anjem Choudary his actions "divided the world into two"
RPC unveils 67% autumn retention score
While Watson Farley & Williams’ stands at 93%
Cleary Gottlieb boosts pay for newly qualified solicitors to £105,000
MoneyLaw but on a more modest scale
Judges are humans too, says Lord Neuberger
Supreme Court justice opens up about impact of dad’s death on his judicial career
Morning round-up: Tuesday 6 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Jogee: Killer at the centre of joint enterprise law overhaul found GUILTY of manslaughter
But not guilty of his original conviction for murder
Bake Off winner and law grad John Whaite admits he suffered ‘homophobic abuse’ while on the show
Tells criminology grad and 2016 contestant Rav Bansal to ignore racist comments
22 Pushup Challenge: Doughty Street barrister tackles the latest social media craze
The suit and UGG slippers combo is a nice touch
Dechert hikes newly qualified salaries by 22% to £90,000
City outfit Watson Farley & Williams also bumps junior lawyer pay to £68,000
Morning round-up: Monday 5 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories