Author: Aishah Hussain

Walker Morris keeps NQs on £29k trainee pay until November
New qualifiers must wait two months for salary hike

BPP students aren’t happy about having to do without hard copy course materials
Delay sending out textbooks caused by printer being closed due to COVID-19, says law school, which has moved all materials online

Addleshaw Goddard keeps 33 out of 37 autumn qualifying trainees
Two on fixed-term contracts

Jones Day cuts London NQ pay by £5,000
Exclusive: Trainee solicitor salaries stay the same

Ropes & Gray retains all its trainees and keeps NQ pay at £130k
All five rookies stay on

Clifford Chance announces 40% female, 15% ethnic minority and 3% LGBTQ+ partner targets
Magic circle firm looks to set new industry standard

5 predictions for the post-COVID corporate law world
ULaw’s director of employability outlines what would-be City lawyers can expect

Top UK law schools require higher A-Level grades from poorer students, research finds
Also half as likely to attend high-ranking unis

Dentons closes two UK offices and moves to permanent home-working
Measure applies to all staff including five of the firm's trainees in Aberdeen and Watford

University of London delays LLB exams after students encounter ‘bandwidth difficulties’
Exclusive: 'Small minority' of undergraduates affected, says uni

Top black journalist heckled at City law diversity event speaks out
Exclusive: Afua Hirsch says she was branded a 'fascist' by attendee, who host firm confirms was not an employee

US law firms hold London NQ pay steady amid COVID-19 uncertainty
White & Case and Cleary Gottlieb opt against rises or cuts for now

Female partner goes public with decision to quit ‘toxic’ law firm
‘I’ve been killing myself taking crazy assignments and working intense hours’, writes mystery lawyer in candid Reddit post

Mishcon lawyer named ‘one of the most-wanted singles in London’ enjoys date with pop singer
Tom Phillips and former The Saturdays star Una Healy went on a 'romantic evening out', report claims

Clifford Chance launches year-round global virtual work experience programme
Exclusive: New approach means there'll be no summer 2021 vacation scheme -- but magic circle firm will continue to offer some in-office internships

DWF pairs trainees with partners who qualified during 2008 financial crash to mentor them through COVID-19 uncertainty
37 rookies jostle for just 25 NQ jobs

HFW offers future trainees £5,000 to defer training contracts
The push backs continue

Womble Bond Dickinson extends training contracts by six months in response to coronavirus
Exclusive: Firm also pushes back autumn TC start dates

DLA Piper and Baker McKenzie latest to cut NQ pay
Both firms anticipate salary reviews in due course

ULaw and BPP confirm campuses will reopen this autumn
Temperature tests and other safety measures to combat virus spread will be put in place