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Morning round-up: Monday 19 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Legal Cheek talks… comments
Katie King and Tom Connelly go below the line and respond to the readers
Freshfields lawyers no longer allowed to use ‘Dear Sirs’ in emails
It's “Dear Sir or Madam” from now on, according to the magic circle giant
16-month suspended sentence for national law firm manager who duped employer in £18,600 printer cartridge scam
Former Browne Jacobson employee flogged his ink haul on eBay
Tributes continue to flood in for hit and run barrister killed as he left Law Rocks battle-of-the-bands concert
David Batcup described as “charming” and “utterly courteous” by his peers
DLA Piper bumps newly qualified pay by 8% to £70,000
Global giant has also chucked extra cash at its regional and Scottish talent
Morning round-up: Friday 16 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Berwin Leighton Paisner keeps 13 out of 20 qualifying trainees
International law firm froze pay earlier this summer citing “political and financial uncertainty” created by Brexit
Lawyers disappointed with Liz Truss’ radical ‘Transforming Our Justice System’ paper, which doesn’t mention legal aid once
£1 billion cash injection for modernisation of courts, zilch for legal aid
High Court judge uses emojis to help children understand family law judgment
Mr Justice Peter Jackson also used simple language
Private Eye has written a really damning article about Liz Truss
Seems she hasn’t impressed in her first two months as Justice Secretary
Morning round-up: Thursday 15 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
DLA Piper’s red card system to punish ‘delinquent’ senior lawyers who fail to work seven-and-a-half-hours a day
Partners could have their monthly drawings reduced
Humblebrags galore as latest Legal 500 listings revealed
'I'm kind of a big deal'
Slaughter and May becomes latest magic circle firm to embrace artificial intelligence
New robot-style tech is designed to "think like a lawyer"
Did ‘secret legal dispute’ prompt Bake Off’s exit from the BBC?
Producers reportedly engaged Lewis Silkin lawyer and threatened to sue TV broadcaster
Norton Rose Fulbright, Ince & Co and Withers hang on to over 80% of their newly qualified solicitors
Strong retention performances continue
Morning round-up: Wednesday 14 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Junior lawyer pay upped at Ashurst, Norton Rose Fulbright, Ince & Co and Withers
Modest pay increases between 3% and 8%
Was I wrong to accept my legal assistant role?
Maybe I should've headed straight for a training contract