US outfit Vinson & Elkins rockets to very top of trainee pay table
Firm’s soon-to-be lawyers will earn £105,000 during their TC
US firms
Is the bar’s appeal to the best graduates destroying the magic circle?
In America the top legal talent joins law firms — but not always in Britain
What is it really like to work at a US firm? An NQ’s perspective
The hours, the responsibility, the holidays, the money
Open thread: What is it like to work at a US firm in London?
Are the megabucks worth the crazy hours? Or have these firms fallen foul to unfounded stereotypes?
Poor Kirkland & Ellis associate ripped to shreds by judge who wanted to speak to a partner instead
“I think it’s outrageous, irresponsible and insulting”
Shearman & Sterling boosts junior lawyer pay packets by 8% to £95,000
Pay rises across the board for lucky associates
US firm that doesn’t offer TCs ups NQ pay to £99k in bid to net London’s best qualifying trainees
Quinn Emanuel puts money saved on training contracts towards associate pay
Are US law firms raiding City rivals to poach top qualifying talent?
No, it’s all myth, say recruitment experts — the Yanks are now training enough junior solicitors of their own
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15 great reactions to today’s Supreme Court tribunal fees ruling 
The sobering reality of being charged with a crime 
‘It should shame us all’: Why Charlie Gard’s parents were not entitled to legal aid 
Revealed: the law firms that trainees and junior lawyers most admire 
A law student shares his last-minute TC application pain
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