Author: Emily Hinkley
Vinson & Elkins bumps UK trainee pay to £60-£65k
NQ pay sits at nearly £174k
Apprentices among top performers on SQE
Strong pass rates due to mix of classroom and practical learning, says regulator
Simmons & Simmons and TLT launch joint training contract with Barclays
First recruits start this September
The best Legal Cheek Journal contributions of the year
We look back at the top submissions of 2022-23
Twice as many women as men apply to study law
Overall law school applications have increased by over 17,000 since 2019, UCAS data shows
Ex-Law Society president joins Linklaters as diversity and inclusion advisor
New role for I. Stephanie Boyce
Kanye West’s lawyers Greenberg Traurig finally serve paperwork to end their relationship
Top US firm had apparently been trying to reach the rapper for months
Suits’ Rachel Zane ranked among TV’s most influential characters
Meghan Markle’s character sent Google searches for 'paralegal career' soaring, new research shows
Taylor Wessing targets school leavers with new solicitor apprenticeship
Launch marks start of National Apprenticeship Week
Slaughters keeps all 47 spring NQ lawyers
Perfect 100% score
Womble Bond Dickinson and BDB Pitmans abandon merger talks
Duo decide 'best path forward is to remain independent'
Express Solicitors to recruit pupil barristers for first time
Eight spots up for grabs at personal injury specialist
The 10 best legal social media users of 2023
Which lawfluencer will win this year's Legal Cheek Award?
Public favours barristers with posh accents, study finds
Regional voices still encounter bias
Magic Circle set Fountain Court boosts pupillage award to £80,000
War for talent continues
Spike in lawyers questioning their career choice
Majority of callers to wellbeing charity LawCare are trainee or junior
Forsters boosts NQ lawyer pay to £80k — also ups law school maintenance grants
£8k for both PGDL and SQE
8 out of 9 spring NQs stay put at Addleshaws
All permanent contracts
Former junior lawyer goes public with decision to quit City law
Nina Pulimood recalls her journey into corporate law, then out again, and removing the 'safety blanket of financial stability'