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Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Irish solicitor becomes unexpected TikTok star
Richard Grogan dishes out employment law advice to 100k+ followers

Pandemic has little impact on LPC pass rates, stats show
Exam deferrals more than doubled

Polite lawyers are actually the most aggressive, research finds
Saying 'respect' in court can in fact mean 'disrespect'

Revealed: Best law firms for legal tech 2022
How tech savvy are your favourite firms?

Eve Cornwell leaves fee-earning to take legal tech product manager role
Linklaters junior lawyer and YouTube sensation takes career in new direction

Ashurst boosts NQ pay to £105k
Silver circle firm moves rookie solicitor salaries into three figure territory

Should City lawyers subsidise their less high-earning boyfriends and girlfriends?
A question facing lots of rookie solicitors as they move in with their other halves, whose salaries are often much lower

Listed law firms record 26% share value rise in one year
Almost double the increase in value of the FTSE 100

A law student’s 12 New Year’s resolutions
New year, new me 💁♀️

New Year round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the New Year period

Revealed: The most eco-friendly law firms 2022
With the race to net-zero in full swing, Legal Cheek’s exclusive Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey reveals which firms score highest for eco-friendliness

Legal Cheek’s most read stories of 2021
Crazy working hours, lockdown blues, uni rankings, NFTs -- and of course the usual dose of lawyers behaving badly

The Beckhams descend on Middle Temple
Legal connection brings celeb family together

Your ultimate guides to training contract and pupillage applications this festive period
Legal Cheek careers resources reveal inside line on over 100 law firms and 50 chambers, and contain key graduate recruitment deadlines

Revealed: The law firms with the best perks 2022
From on-site swimming pools to freebie tickets; which corporate law firms offer the best perks?

The great BIG Legal Cheek quiz of the year
Put your knowledge to the test

Revealed: The best law firms for peer support and partner approachability 2022
From rookies staying late for each other to partners always being available for a chat — which firms are the friendliest?

7 Christmas movie characters as the people you meet at law school
We all know and love these Christmas classics, but how many of these law students do you know and love?

Fresh salary rises see Weil trainees become highest paid in the City
£60k in year one, £65k in year two

Browne Jacobson offers up to 10 extra TCs with March 2022 start dates in response to workload boom
Emergency recruitment spree 🚨