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Pinsent Masons bumps London NQ pay to £72,500
Rises in regions and Scotland too Pinsent Masons has upped the salaries of its newly qualified (NQ) lawyers in London, the regions and Scotland. The international outfit confirmed that NQs in the City...
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Average UK law firm partner pay breaks £200,000
Legal sector continuing to grow despite Brexit, according to research The average annual earnings of partners at UK law firms exceeded £200,000 for the first time last year, new research has revealed....
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The best social media snaps from the London Legal Walk
15,000 walkers go the distance for charity Lawyers from across the country poured into the capital yesterday afternoon for this year’s London Legal Walk. Judges, barristers, solicitors, students,...
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Fine for drunk trainee solicitor who spat at bouncer
Pleaded guilty to acting in an aggressive manner A trainee solicitor has been fined and reprimanded by a judge after she admitted to spitting at a bouncer during a drunken tirade. Twenty-nine-year-old...
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SDT refuses to drop case against Freshfields partner accused of sexual...
Ryan Beckwith previously argued charges were beyond regulator’s remit A partner in Freshfields‘ London office who is alleged to have abused his position to engage in sexual activity with a junior...
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The diary of an employment lawyer
Legal Cheek Careers meets employment solicitor-turned ULaw Bloomsbury campus dean, Sandie Gaines, to discuss her career journey to date and application tips for summer training contract success Sandie...
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Legal profession launches gender equality pledge
Signatories commit to supporting women into top lawyer roles A trio of representative bodies have launched a pledge to help support and progress gender equality within the legal profession. Law firms,...
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Leigh Day junior lawyer apologises after suspension for ‘sarcastic’ Hitler tweet
Ex-Labour council candidate Aman Thakar appeared on BBC’s Tory leadership debate Aman Thakar A junior lawyer at well-known human rights outfit Leigh Day has apologised after a “sarcastic” tweet about...
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A day in the life of a corporate lawyer
Solicitors from Gowling WLG, Pinsent Masons and DWF tell us what their jobs are really like At ‘Secrets to Success Birmingham’ last week three lawyers from Gowling WLG, Pinsent Masons and DWF took...
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Trainee solicitor calls on government to give people time off work to make...
Paul Fletcher-Herd launches online petition Paul Fletcher-Herd (via Evening Express) A trainee solicitor has called on the government to make employers legally obliged to give staff time off work so...
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RPC posts low 42% autumn retention rate
Five out of 12 qualifying trainees kept on RPC’s London office International outfit RPC has posted a 2019 autumn retention score of 42%, citing a number of trainees vying to qualify in “significantly...
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Junior lawyers seek to have approval of the SQE overturned
Letter to Justice Committee aims to skewer super-exam The chair of the Junior Lawyers Division (JLD) has written to the Justice Committee seeking an inquiry into the Legal Services Board’s (LSB)...
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Hogan Lovells ups newly qualified pay to £90k plus bonus in package worth up...
Exclusive: Transatlantic firm makes MoneyLaw move International player Hogan Lovells has upped the pay packets of its newly qualified (NQ) solicitors by a whopping £12,000. Until recently, those...
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Travers Smith keeps 17 out of 21 London qualifying trainees
Retention result of 81% Travers Smith has confirmed 17 of its 21 trainees due to qualify in September have accepted permanent newly qualified (NQ) positions at its City of London base. This hands the...
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Allen & Overy ups NQ solicitor package to £100,000 as City pay war intensifies
Six-figure sum includes sign-on bonus Credit: Rich Kids of Instagram (Instagram) Allen & Overy (A&O) has followed fellow magic circle outfits Slaughter and May, Clifford Chance and Freshfields...
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How tech is changing the way trainees work
Four lawyers cut through the hype at our latest student event in Reading When Matt Walker, a partner in Shoosmiths’ real estate team, first started in law, there wasn’t internet access in his office...
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Herbert Smith Freehills launches London advocacy secondment for junior lawyers
In-house option sees associates spend 12 months working with global outfit’s top advocates Junior lawyers at Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) will now have an opportunity to hone their advocacy skills...
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Baker McKenzie cuts 46 support roles in London
International outfit also reportedly looking to move to smaller — but swankier — City office space Baker McKenzie has cut 46 support roles within its City HQ as part of an ongoing shake-up across its...
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Over 35 MPs enrol for work experience with legal aid lawyers
#TakeYourMPToWork campaign aims to highlight pressing need for properly funded justice system A group of MPs will shadow legal aid lawyers as part of a new campaign aimed at demonstrating first-hand...
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The tech revolution through the eyes of a data privacy lawyer
Ahead of this evening’s ‘Secrets to Success’ event in Manchester, Pinsent Masons senior associate Rif Kapadi reflects on the far-reaching implications of GDPR Rif Kapadi Data has the potential to...
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