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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
Russia-Ukraine war: UK immigration lawyers rally to support refugees
Away from national headlines, a corner of the legal profession is doing extraordinary things not in lucrative defence of oligarchs, but in unpaid support for those fleeing
Shakespeare Martineau to offer TCs in Scotland for first time
New rookies will join Glasgow office
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual student event TODAY: The Legal Cheek Commercial Awareness Academy (listed law firms and the deregulation of the legal market) — with DWF and BARBRI
Tuesday 8 March, 4pm to 5:30pm, taking place virtually
LinkedIn removes lawyer’s post calling for ‘pre-emptive nuclear attack on Russia’
Widespread shock at Sham Uddin’s comments
‘Can I spend the next year unemployed now I’ve secured a training contract?’
One future trainee worries the gap on her CV could be 'detrimental career-wise'
Best of blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Magic circle firms A&O and Freshfields latest to review Russia client links
City response continues
Ukraine president is a law graduate
From lawyer to war hero
Legal Twitter defends law firms called out by MP over alleged Russian links
As Carter-Ruck says Bob Seely got it wrong
Ukraine invasion: Ashurst ceases Russian work as City response continues
Big legal players reassess Moscow links
Virtual student event TODAY: Secrets to Success London — with DLA Piper, Clyde & Co, Accutrainee and ULaw
Thursday 3 March, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
Lawyers exit Russian law firm’s London office following ‘shocking developments’ in Ukraine
James Dingley and Baiju Vasani quit Ivanyan & Partners as City law firms come under greater scrutiny over links to Russia
SQE candidates unable to sit both exams this year
Students taking SQE1 in July will not have their results in time to sit SQE2 in October
Ashurst and Ropes & Gray reveal spring trainee retention scores
Strong results of 85% and 100%
Solicitor who made up client wins on Facebook escapes with six-month suspension
Also practised for years without SRA authorisation
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend