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Legal Cheek Live in Bristol

FULLY BOOKED | Thursday 30 October, 1:30pm to 4:30pm, taking place IN-PERSON

Mayer Brown matches Magic Circle NQ pay at £150k

Exclusive: Extra £15k

Jul 31 2025 8:22am
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The Legal Cheek Scotland Law Fair 2025

FULLY BOOKED | Tuesday 21 October, 2pm to 4:30pm, taking place IN-PERSON

Lady Justice

County Courts branded ‘dysfunctional’ in scathing parliamentary report

Delays, rats and outdated paper processes

Jul 21 2025 8:31am
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Arctic shipping and the law: navigating state-corporate collusion in a thawing frontier

QMUL master's student Mai Jolie Maraj explores the risks of corporate expansion into the Arctic

Jul 21 2025 7:38am

Bird & Bird bumps NQ solicitor pay to £102k

Rise of just over 4%

Jun 30 2025 7:32am
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From NDAs to non-competes: The shrinking scope of commercial confidentiality

BPP bar student Catherine Chow explains why once-standard commercial clauses are under increasing legal and regulatory attack

Jun 23 2025 9:16am

And the winners of The Legal Cheek Awards 2025 are…

Who won what: revealed 🏆

May 16 2025 1:10pm
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City lawyer speaks out after aspiring solicitor faces SQE fee clawback from top law firm

Failed challenging exams, leading to the withdrawal of TC offer

Mar 27 2025 8:52am
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Legal Cheek’s most read stories of 2024

SQE shambles, NQ pay wars, LinkedIn rows and more

Dec 27 2024 9:11am
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Law’s high rollers: The firms turning their top lawyers into multi-millionaires

A rundown of the impressive partner profits at the country’s leading outfits

Nov 20 2024 8:46am
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Exclusive research: What time do lawyers finish work at the UK’s top 100+ law firms?

Junior lawyers face long days, late finishes, and an 'always available' culture, highlighting the demanding nature of a life in corporate law

Nov 4 2024 9:19am
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Law firms lead the way in latest social mobility index

Charity behind powerlist urges government to mandate class background reporting for big firms

Oct 21 2024 6:55am
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