Author: Rona Ankrah

Hill Dickinson provides staff with emergency childcare cover as part of new wellbeing initiative
Support also includes in-home care for adults and elders and virtual tutoring

HSF ups financial support for future trainees studying the LPC to £12,500
New figure matches majority of magic circle

Welsh law firm partners with virtual law school for SQE training
Acuity Law 🤝 College of Legal Practice

How the SQE brings greater ‘flexibility, freedom and innovation’
Graduate recruiters and L&D teams at Baker McKenzie, DWF, HSF and Reed Smith join an expert in legal education at BARBRI to discuss the opportunities available to aspiring solicitors under the new regime

Slaughters increases NQ lawyer rates to £115k
Boosts of up to 20% across all PQE levels too

Kim Kardashian essay to be model answer for future law students
The social media superstar’s written efforts receive a 'nearly perfect score'

Ketanji Brown Jackson becomes first Black woman on US Supreme Court
‘I am standing on the shoulders of my own role models’, says ex-Goodwin and MoFo lawyer

Hogan Lovells launches pro bono clinic to support public with rising living costs
City lawyers offer guidance on benefits and support funds as energy prices soar

Hogan Lovells joins City pay war with improved £107.5k NQ rate
Potential to earn £145k+ with bonus

How qualifying as a solicitor is changing for the better with the SQE
Victoria Cromwell, senior director of business development at BARBRI, explains some of the advantages of training under the new regime

Regional rises: who has increased so far?
Legal Cheek rounds up the key NQ pay movers outside the capital

And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2022 are…
Industry extravaganza returns in-person to celebrate top trainee-rated firms and chambers 🏆🤩

From magic circle lawyer to law school manager — and a spell as a US firm grad recruiter along the way
ULaw Newcastle campus manager Larissa Hope reflects on her career journey and highlights the opportunities available for aspiring lawyers in the North East

Junior solicitor to distribute aid in Lebanon
Dispute resolution specialist Sheroze Nadeem on mission to help Syrian and Palestinian refugees

CMS increases trainee pay in London and regions
City rookies to earn over £52k

Akin Gump ups NQ lawyer pay to £159k
£12k bump

Linklaters and NRF to shutter Moscow offices in response to Ukraine war
City firms continue to take action

Ashurst and Ropes & Gray reveal spring trainee retention scores
Strong results of 85% and 100%

Squires boosts London NQ lawyer pay to £95k
Rises in regions too

5 things aspiring lawyers need to know about the Irish legal market
Law firm partners and a legal education expert discuss Ireland’s position as a global hub in the post-Brexit economy and the opportunities arising for lawyers and students alike