News

HSF sees revenue and profit rise in final year before Kramer merger
PEP climbs to £1.4 million

Gowling WLG ups NQ solicitor pay to £105k in London
Regional NQs now on £65.5k

Clifford Chance revenue rises to £2.4 billion as profit per equity partner tops £2.1 million
Strong results fuelled by US growth

Judge issued formal advice over ‘negative stereotype’ comment
Remark amounted to misconduct, watchdog finds

Law Society recommends modest salary uplift for trainee solicitors
£28,090 in London, £24,916 elsewhere

Linklaters smashes £1 billion profit barrier for first time
Financial results season gathers pace 📈

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Bakers boosts NQ lawyer pay to £145k
Extra £5,000

County Courts branded ‘dysfunctional’ in scathing parliamentary report
Delays, rats and outdated paper processes

Withers retains 9 of 14 qualifying trainees
64% score with two rookies opting out of NQ process

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

Barristers bring Kafka to the Fringe — with a comedic twist
Hits Scottish capital next month

‘Will an in-house training contract hurt my chances of qualifying into a law firm?’
Future rookie worries move could limit legal career

Fee earner barred after emailing himself client files before switching firms
'Lack of integrity'

Barrister disbarred over rape convictions
Jailed for 16 years

First wave of City firms report robust revenue growth
Profit wavered for some

Law firm’s finance chief spent £300k on company credit card
Personal payments

Ex-Cooley paralegal faked client signatures over fears of losing job
Needs SRA permission to work for law firm again

SRA warns of fake Facebook job ads misusing CMS name
Scammers use firm branding and staff photos

Senior paralegal rebuked over DWF million-pound payment error
Supervising partner fined last month