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Renegade lawyers at Slaughters and CMS lead campaign to get UK out of EU
Lawyers for Britain rallies support for Brexit crusade
University of Law enters Scottish market with CMS Cameron McKenna future trainee tie-up
English-style vocational course to be launched north of the border
CMS slashes trainee headcount by nearly 35%
Twelve newly qualified lawyers have opted to leave the large corporate outfit
CMS finally brings newly-qualified lawyer pay back to 2008 levels with £3k rise
City firm ups junior lawyer pay to £66k
Global firm CMS kicks off fourth year of state school student law degree bursary
Scheme is designed to encourage sixth-formers from “disadvantaged backgrounds” to have a punt at legal profession
CMS Cameron McKenna waves good-bye to 38% of spring NQs
CMS Cameron McKenna has kept just 16 of its 26 spring newly-qualified cohort, posting a comparatively woeful retention rate of 62%
What does it take to build an international legal career in Singapore?
CMS partner Lakshanthi Fernando shares her insights into Asia-Pacific’s legal market
Exclusive data: What the UK’s top law firms are paying newly qualified solicitors in 2027
Which outfits are setting the pace for junior lawyer salaries? 💷
Exclusive data: Inside the working hours of junior lawyers at 110+ top law firms
As pay reaches record levels across parts of the profession, Legal Cheek takes a fresh look at how working days compare across the market
What makes a standout trainee?
CMS partner Steven Billingham reflects on his route into law, his long-term career, and what aspiring solicitors should know about training, culture and working life
Exclusive data: Trainee numbers fall by 2% across 100 Legal Cheek Most List firms
Linklaters is the biggest faller, shedding 40 TCs after ramping up its solicitor apprenticeship programme, but US firms are supporting the market as they continue to hire more trainees in London
Simmons & Simmons hikes Bristol NQ pay to record £104k
Exclusive: Six-figure first
Legal Cheek in Aberdeen 2026
Tuesday 27 October, 2pm to 4:30pm, taking place IN-PERSON
BCLP confirms it boosted NQ lawyer pay to £125k earlier this year
Rises for trainees too
And the winners of The Legal Cheek Awards 2026 are…
Who won what: revealed 🏆
The Magic Circle trainee who built an AI startup in his spare time — and then sold it to a tech giant
Legal Cheek sits down with Alexander Kardos-Nyheim
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
The Big Legal Cheek News Quiz 2025
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