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Paralegal barred from legal profession for forging signature, months before starting her training contract
Future trainee’s law dream over
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Milbank hands out even more money: Firm follows record trainee pay and NQ hike with new bonuses
Demand for elite junior legal talent remains high
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‘I’m not even two years qualified, and already hate the job… but the money’s too good to walk away’
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Crown Prosecution Service to increase trainee solicitor numbers from 80 to 120
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