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Addleshaw Goddard merges with Irish law firm
Deal expected to close by 1 March
Hill Dickinson replaces TCs with apprenticeships in training shake-up
New graduate pathway sees aspiring lawyers juggle legal work with SQE studies at ULaw
Barrister fined for calling opposition lawyer a ‘hysterical woman’
Feliks Jerzy Kwiatkowski told disciplinary tribunal that women being more emotional is 'biological fact'
Law firms could face action over ‘unreasonable’ lawyer workloads, SRA warns
Solicitors' watchdog says firms should do all they reasonably can to protect staff wellbeing
The 10 best legal social media users of 2022
Meet the top lawfluencers who inspired and entertained us over the past 12 months
HSF and White & Case reveal spring trainee retention scores
Global law firms both retain 83% of March qualifying cohort
Clifford Chance could cut Canary Wharf office space
Re-evaluation comes as firms continue to embrace flexi-working
DLA ups NQ lawyer pay: 95k in London, 65k in regions
Up by 8% and 35%
Queen’s law firm embraces solicitor apprenticeships
Farrer & Co to welcome first cohort this autumn
High-flying media lawyer acting for ex-MI6 Trump dossier author disbarred for faking High Court order
Nicola Cain also submitted witness statement for client Christopher Steele without authorisation
Eve Cornwell explains why she ‘quit dream job’ as magic circle lawyer
'My heart was never fully in it'
Graduate recruiters should provide ‘tick box’ feedback
Prioritise clarity over uncertainty when rejecting training contract applicants
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual student event TODAY: How to build an international legal career in Ireland — with A&L Goodbody, Arthur Cox, Eversheds Sutherland, Matheson, McCann FitzGerald and BARBRI
Thursday 10 February, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
Trainee solicitor reveals it took her 17 years to secure a training contract
Rawa Hussain's inspirational LinkedIn post went viral, racking up hundreds of congratulatory messages
Bird & Bird ups NQ lawyer pay by £17k
Base rate of £88k
‘I’ve accepted a TC with a firm which doesn’t cover the area I want to practise’
I hope to specialise in aviation law
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
How I passed the first SQE
Aspiring solicitor Geoffrey Janes scored top marks for SQE1 and shares six practical tips to help you do the same
Big law firms lag behind on partner diversity, SRA reports
Outfits with 50+ partners have fewer BAME and female partners than smaller firms
Clifford Chance retains 70% of spring qualifying trainees
Final magic circle firm to reveal 2022 score