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Virtual student event TODAY: How to secure pupillage — with Gatehouse Chambers, Henderson Chambers and Radcliffe Chambers
Thursday 20 January, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
MI5 issues warning about SRA-regulated solicitor working as ‘agent’ for Chinese Communist Party
Christine Lee, 58, runs a firm with offices in London and Birmingham
Linklaters narrows gender pay gap
Ethnicity pay and bonus gaps improve too
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Liverpool John Moores law grad jailed over £1 million drugs trafficking conspiracy
Aspiring lawyer used alias 'Grapejuice' in encrypted chats
Human rights lawyer jailed for contempt after deliberate breach of High Court order
Judge slams Soophia Khan for 'defiance of her regulator'
National law firms Weightmans and RadcliffesLeBrasseur to merge
Due to go live March 2022
Meet the ULaw student sharing his hilarious law school struggles on TikTok
Jordon Goodman -- aka 'The Legal Northerner' -- takes light-hearted look at life on the LLB
New online course offers ‘behind the scenes’ look at the Supreme Court
Programme run in collaboration with Royal Holloway Uni
Get to grips with crypto and blockchain, top judge tells lawyers
Master of the Rolls says every member of the profession will require 'familiarity' with new technology
The best legal work and study set-ups from across social media
Cue multiple monitors, neatly stacked highlighters and ergonomic desk chairs
Top Apple lawyer earns 10 TIMES more than magic circle partners
Kate Adams took home nearly £20 million in total compensation last year
GDL providers take different approaches to exams in response to Omicron spread
Some students given 24 hours to submit each exam, while others have just 2 hours
NQ lawyer pay at Mayer Brown hits £105k
Rise for rookies too
Shoosmiths opens first international office
Brussels base comes in response to rise in EU work
How aspiring lawyers can make the most of Instagram
Top tips courtesy of social media savvy solicitor Yasmin Khan-Gunns
Trainee solicitor gears up for aid mission to Syria
Brabners rookie Umar Tahir will distribute food and medical supplies to refugees
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual student event TODAY: Careers in law: reflections from Travers Smith
Tuesday 11 January, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
Travers Smith raises NQ lawyer salary to £100k
Rises for trainees and other associate ranks