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Bakers joins City salary war with £105k rate for NQs
Extra cash for trainees too

Criminal lawyers make ‘boring’ dinner party guests, says judge
Tells newspaper his wife insists on inviting only one at a time because 'they cannot resist boasting about their triumphs'

Online law school launches £7k LLM with SQE prep
College of Legal Practice secures degree awarding powers

Kim Kardashian passes law exams
Social media icon completes California 'baby bar' on fourth attempt -- and with Covid!

East Anglia Uni student uses contract law revision notes to defeat landlord in court
Jack Simm was just a fresher when he initiated proceedings

TikToking Morrison & Foerster lawyer goes viral with response to ‘unhinged’ law student demanding free careers advice
'A good example of what not to do when you're trying network within your profession'

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

STARTS TODAY: The Legal Cheek Winter Virtual Vacation Scheme 2021
Monday 13 December to Friday 17 December

BCLP bumps target hours following pay hike
Global firm raised NQ salaries to almost £100k last month

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Minimum pupillage awards to rise next month
A little over £19k for baby barristers in London

Former City law firm partner fined £15,000 for drink driving offences
Ex-Simmons & Simmons lawyer failed to report earlier conviction to regulator

Why lawyers must lead the way on diversity
It's time the conversation moved beyond chargeable hours, profit margins and marketing, writes solicitor Baljinder Singh Atwal

Virtual student event TODAY: What does qualifying work experience mean for students hoping to secure training contracts under the new SQE regime?
With Dentons, Foot Anstey, Knights plc and BPP University Law School, on Thursday 9 December, 4pm to 5pm, taking place virtually

Re-think training and support of junior barristers, says incoming bar chief
WhatsApp groups no substitute for chambers camaraderie

SRA drafts in Exeter Uni to probe exam ‘attainment gap’
Deep dive prompted by 'persistent difference' in outcomes between ethnic groups

Top QC asks Twitter to make his profile pic more ‘Christmassy’ — hilarity ensues
'This has won the internet for the day' 🤣

Baker McKenzie picks BARBRI to put future trainees through the SQE
First cohort starts September 2023

Ince boosts junior lawyer pay by over a quarter to £90k
Offers associates cut of new business in rewards shake-up

This pic of the MoJ’s Xmas tree hasn’t gone down well with criminal lawyers
'Utterly detached from the reality', wrote one barrister on Twitter, as crumbling courts and case backlogs continue to blight justice system

City law firms to fund aspiring social welfare lawyers through the SQE
£145k pledged so far to cover exam prep and fees