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Law ranks second for graduate earning power
Beaten by investment banking

UK law firms ramp up rookie recruitment in Ireland
Simmons to double TC offering while Bird & Bird and Taylor Wessing plan scheme launches

The College of Legal Practice strikes SQE training partnership with national law firm
Clarke Wilmott gives 'most promising' paralegals opportunity to qualify as solicitors

‘Robot lawyer’ sued because it ‘does not have a law degree’
DoNotPay CEO Joshua Browder says claims have ‘no merit’

‘Big Legal Lesson’ looks to teach school students their legal rights
New education campaign backed by Mishcon and the Law Society

Hogan Lovells becomes latest big legal player to offer solicitor apprenticeships
Recruitment begins later this year

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

Over a third of lawyers missed out on pay boosts last year
Only 18% received cost of living rise, survey finds, while more than a quarter are considering job change

‘I have my first pupillage interview. Any advice?’
Aspiring barrister seeks top tips

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

PI specialist Fletchers expands TC offering with Leeds office launch
Firm targets 'one of the fastest-growing business and financial hubs in the UK'

Solicitor apprenticeship expert and SRA education chief to join top lawfluencers at LegalEdCon 2023
📣 First speaker announcement

Bar course provider pass rates vary from 93% to just 22%, new report shows
More than half fail to score above 50%

Gender pay gap bot targets law firms (again!)
It’s back with added accountability

Female City law firm leaders share words of wisdom on International Women’s Day
Legal Cheek asks those at the top of their game for advice to aspiring lawyers

Asset management firm tight-lipped on TC cancellation reports
MJ Hudson supposedly releases 12 rookies

Apprenticeship specialist creates new pathway for part-qualified aspiring solicitors
Damar Training says tie-up with BARBRI 'significantly widens access' to TC alternative

City grad recruiters slam academic’s claim that law firm diversity schemes are just for show
Dr Louise Ashley says schemes offer only 'illusion of change', but new entry level hiring practices tell a different story

Legal Twitter reveals its craziest law firm merch
NRF ping pong balls? Or perhaps an Irwin Mitchell unicorn?