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Gowling WLG ups NQ solicitor pay to £105k in London

Regional NQs now on £65.5k

Jul 24 2025 8:49am
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Courtroom door

Judge issued formal advice over ‘negative stereotype’ comment

Remark amounted to misconduct, watchdog finds

Jul 23 2025 8:58am
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Law Society recommends modest salary uplift for trainee solicitors

£28,090 in London, £24,916 elsewhere

Jul 23 2025 8:52am
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Linklaters smashes £1 billion profit barrier for first time

Financial results season gathers pace 📈

Jul 22 2025 12:02pm
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Man and pound signs

Bakers boosts NQ lawyer pay to £145k

Extra £5,000

Jul 21 2025 2:51pm
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Lady Justice

County Courts branded ‘dysfunctional’ in scathing parliamentary report

Delays, rats and outdated paper processes

Jul 21 2025 8:31am
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Colorful painted group of people figures

Withers retains 9 of 14 qualifying trainees

64% score with two rookies opting out of NQ process

Jul 21 2025 7:35am

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Jul 21 2025 7:35am

Barristers bring Kafka to the Fringe — with a comedic twist

Hits Scottish capital next month

Jul 18 2025 8:58am

‘Will an in-house training contract hurt my chances of qualifying into a law firm?’

Future rookie worries move could limit legal career

Jul 18 2025 8:57am
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Barrister disbarred over rape convictions

Jailed for 16 years

Jul 17 2025 8:54am
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First wave of City firms report robust revenue growth

Profit wavered for some

Jul 16 2025 11:09am
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Ex-Cooley paralegal faked client signatures over fears of losing job

Needs SRA permission to work for law firm again

Jul 15 2025 12:59pm
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SRA warns of fake Facebook job ads misusing CMS name

Scammers use firm branding and staff photos

Jul 15 2025 8:55am

Senior paralegal rebuked over DWF million-pound payment error

Supervising partner fined last month

Jul 14 2025 7:55am
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