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Ashurst posts 84% spring retention score
16 out of 19

Disbarment for Supreme Court embargo-breaking barrister
Timothy Crosland previously said leak of Heathrow runway ruling was necessary to 'protest the deep immorality' of the court’s decision

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

Clifford Chance posts 69% spring retention result
29 out of 42

Regulator mulls tweaking SQE to reflect Welsh law
Students may have to learn how and when to apply it

Kanye West’s lawyers Greenberg Traurig request court’s permission to use newspaper ads to tell him they quit
Top US firm unable to contact rapper

What to expect when you start out as a lawyer
From difficult clients to billing targets and ‘the sometimes mind-numbing drudgery that can be part of a legal career’, former City partner Nicky Richmond shares advice with readers

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

Civil servant who finished LLB in 2021 becomes country’s youngest judge at 29
Exclusive: Carlton Williams called to the bar just three months ago

US law firms in London outperform UK rivals thanks to focus on high margin work
Partners generate bigger profits 🤑

Clifford Chance’s top paid partner made almost £5 million last year, records show
More than double previous year

Teach aspiring lawyers to use ChatGPT, says top law prof
AI on the LLB?

Linklaters keeps 48 of 51 spring qualifying trainee solicitors
One further NQ on fixed term deal

Over a third of legal workers hate their boss, research finds
Retail employees despise their superiors the most

Love Island legal contestants: where are they now?
With Love Island returning to our screens tonight, Legal Cheek looks back to the previous legally-minded contestants to see where they are now

‘Underappreciated’ lawyers likely to quit, research reveals
Survey highlights associate retention risks

6 ways law students can overcome the Monday Blues
Legal Cheek offers some tips for surviving what is supposedly the most depressing day of the year

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

White & Case retains 18 out of 23 spring qualifying trainees
One on fixed-term deal