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

How one US law firm is thriving in London
Legal Cheek Careers speaks to Claire McDaid, corporate and financial services partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, about life at the fastest growing US law firm in London, ahead of her appearance at next week’s virtual student event

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

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

I earned £7k more as a barista, says criminal barrister
Garden Court North's Rosalind Burgin makes depressing pay comparison as full-blown strike action looms

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

Law Society recommends 4% salary increase for rookie solicitors
£23,703 in London and £21,024 elsewhere

NRF boosts NQ lawyer pay by 11% to £105k
Top performers could earn as much as £147k with bonus

BCLP increases maintenance grants and vac scheme pay — also scraps grade requirements
Boosts in response to rising living costs

Big Four player PwC joins City firms in upping junior lawyer pay
Moves NQ rates to £90k

Freshfields ups financial support for SQE trainees to £20,000
Maintenance grants reach record high

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

Two-thirds of public sector lawyers want to work at least three days from home
Only 5% want to be in the office full-time, new research shows

‘The legal industry is not a hierarchy with private practice at the top’
BARBRI managing director Lucie Allen explains SQE’s potential to widen access to the profession

Would you take a pay cut to WFH permanently? 88% of our readers say no
Findings follow Stephenson Harwood's announcement last week that it will reduce salaries by 20% if staff choose to work from home full-time

What top City firms will pay in maintenance to future SQE trainees
Financial grants range from £12,500 to £17,000

Law firms as social enterprises — the future, or just a CSR pipedream?
Future trainee Bethany Barrett explores whether the trend could take off in the legal industry

Freshfields and Slaughters follow Clifford Chance in upping LPC maintenance grants by a quarter
Future trainees to receive £12,500 in financial support

SQE assessment fees to increase by £135
Cost rise comes despite delays and technical issues affecting January results day