Author: Thomas Connelly

US law firm targets grads with launch of Belfast support hub
Will create 78 new roles

CPS lawyer rebuked over offensive Facebook posts
Included petition from far-right group Britain First

Eversheds Sutherland retains 45 of 50 NQ solicitors
All on permanent deals

Taylor Wessing opens in Dublin
Targets bustling life sciences, healthcare and technology sectors

More top firms confirm trainee retention scores
Strong 80%+ results for CMS, Gowling, Fieldfisher and Browne Jacobson

Freshfields matches Clifford Chance on trainee pay
£50k in year one and £55k in year two

Bar aptitude test ‘not effective filter’ of weak wannabe barristers
Fail rate of under 1%, report finds

Trainee pay at Clifford Chance hits £55k
£50k in year one, rising to £55k in year two

National law firm embraces solicitor apprenticeships
Ashfords' new six-year pathway will incorporate SQE

ULaw and Taylor Wessing strike SQE training deal
First rookie cohort starts next year

Addleshaw Goddard boosts London NQ lawyer pay to £82,000
Rises in regions and Scotland too

HFW boosts NQ lawyer pay 11% to £73.5k and rolls out new agile working policy
Rises for trainees too

19 social justice training contracts up for grabs at top UK legal charities
Legal Education Foundation backs next gen of would-be welfare lawyers

BCLP launches sector-focused TCs in financial services and real estate
Two spots up for grabs in London

Irwin Mitchell and Bird & Bird post latest trainee retention scores
Scores of 93% and 79%

London NQ lawyer pay at Weil swells to £145k
Also records perfect 100% retention score

NRF to offer graduate solicitor apprenticeships in Newcastle
Open to existing and future paralegals

A&O partner resigns after footage of office canoodling surfaces online
'The matter has been investigated and addressed', says firm spokesperson

Leeds Uni law students offered £10k cash and free accommodation to defer
Move comes as A-level grades hit record highs

Kent Uni law students launch TV series exploring ‘contemporary legal issues’
The Grenfell disaster, Brexit and immigration

Ban for rookie solicitor who ‘misappropriated’ over £100k
Fabricated signatures