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Travers and Ashurst raise NQ lawyer salaries
£110,000 and £115,000 -- plus rises for some trainees too
First hijab-wearing criminal KC launches ‘Girls Human Rights Hub’
Sultana Tafadar hopes to empower and educate young women through new international organisation
Will AI replace lawyers?
Technology associate Phillippa Stubbs considers whether the rapid evolution of large language models means the end of legal careers
Cycling City lawyer quits US firm for 14,000km ride from Canada to Argentina
From grizzly bears to wildfires, former Akin associate Nick Avis tells Legal Cheek what it's like to leave your high-paying job to embark on the adventure of a lifetime
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
‘How can I escape the TC application hamster wheel?’
One aspiring lawyer needs readers’ advice
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Fine for pilot posing as lawyer
Suits of the skies
A&O breaks £2 billion revenue barrier ahead of proposed Shearman mega-merger
Partner profits dip due to 'challenging market conditions'
Ditch the equality pledges and provide more mentoring, flexitime and maternity support, say women lawyers
Less than half think current gender equality measures are effective
BSB issues guidance for aspiring barristers caught up in marking boycott
Law schools can accept students with pending degree results
Taylor Wessing ups NQ lawyer salaries to £100k
Rises for rookies too
A&O reveals 93% trainee retention rate
Magic Circle firm keeps 37 of its 40 autumn qualifiers
Made in Chelsea star joins HSF summer vac scheme
Robbie Mullett shares highlights on firm's Insta
Meet the future trainee solicitor hoping to make law firms more Muslim-friendly
From making ablution in sinks to makeshift prayer rooms, Waqas Hussain, founder of the Muslim Employment Charter, tells us about his ambitions for the future law firm
DWF share price jumps by a third amid talks over potential sale
Listed law firm in discussions with private equity firm
Paralegal lied about experience to land law firm role
Falsely described himself as a solicitor