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A&O Shearman to be led by Magic Circle partners
'Shearman & Sterling partners will hold very significant leadership positions globally and regionally' but the top jobs will go to Allen & Overy lawyers this time around

The best chambers to do your pupillage with — 2024 edition
Chambers Most List ranks sets on training, work quality, support and more

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

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

Covington junior lawyer and Kent Uni scoop wins at Pro Bono Awards
Recognises and celebrates pro bono excellence

Rookie error doesn’t have to cost barrister his career
Bar disciplinary shows mercy

Exclusive: Legal influencer’s law firm goes into liquidation owing over £1 million
Behind Alice Stephenson’s social media glitz and glamour, an uncomfortable reality check

It’s becoming even harder to get a pupillage
Number of aspiring barristers on the rise; the number of pupillages not so much

A cautionary email tale for trainees
Law firm’s dismissal of trainee solicitor who forwarded client comms to private email address upheld

‘Should I apply for pupillage in London or the regions?’
Budding barrister needs help

The Grinch-like tendencies of law students
The countdown to Christmas begins…

The best law firms to do your training contract with — 2024 edition
Firms Most List ranks firms on training, work quality, support and more

Akin confirms salary raise for London lawyers
Joins top London NQ payers Milbank on £177,500

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

A&O remains tight-lipped over hacker ransom
Magic Circle player suffered data breach earlier this month

Solicitors make government list of jobs ‘most exposed’ to AI
Management consultants top table; sports players and roofers least exposed

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

US titan Cravath retakes lawyer salary crown with market-topping rises
What impact will fresh pay war have on associates in the City of London?

Magistrate given formal warning after researching defendant online
Help reaching decision

SQE2: Pass rate climbs slightly to 79%
Over 1,000 students sat latest assessment