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Bircham Dyson Bell and Pitmans to vote on £50 million tie-up
Firms reveal 'exploratory merger discussions'
Solicitor fined £2,000 after being caught drink-driving THREE TIMES in just one month
Regulator tipped off about convictions by two members of the public
Open University law student fails in bid to sue six classmates over ‘defamatory’ forum comments
Samantha Exley handed £8,000 costs bill
Law grad who hopes to become ‘first Romani female barrister in England’ launches crowdfunding appeal to help cover BPTC fees
Brigitta Balogh is looking to raise £1,800 to cover registration costs
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner posts 79% autumn retention score
Recently-merged global player retains 15 of its 19 rookies
Kim Kardashian is a law student, says Kanye West
But reality star’s representatives have since clarified that she isn't actually in law school
Squire Patton Boggs leisurewear is an actual thing
You can also purchase footballs, tote bags and 100 meters of the international outfit's personalised satin ribbon
Mid-size money movers: Forsters, Trowers & Hamlins, Withers and Farrer & Co up junior lawyer pay
Some trainees also awarded modest salary boosts
Law grad-backed Oxford University a cappella group jet to the US to shoot new Justin Timberlake cover track
The musical troupe includes a future Clifford Chance trainee
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the weekend
What commercial awareness is and what it should not be
Legal commentator and solicitor David Allen Green considers what this law firm buzzword actually means
Top QC ditches curvy blond
One Crown Office Row's Marina Wheeler QC and Boris Johnson confirm divorce
Norton Rose Fulbright unveils 90% autumn retention score
Global giant retains 28 out of 31 rookies
The best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Allen & Overy releases partner gender pay gap data following criticism from MPs
Magic circle outfit publishes 2018 and 2017 results
Allen & Overy and O’Melveny & Myers chiefs meet at Frankfurt hotel as mega-merger talks continue
Two months after representatives from both firms met in London
LawCatz: New TV chat show aims to demystify the legal world with the help of lawyers
Pilot to air on Sky next month, according to programme’s creator
Linklaters rounds off magic circle autumn retention season with 73% score
Global titan keeps 43 out of 59 qualifying trainees
Three-quarters of new deputy High Court judges attended Oxbridge
And over 70% are men
I was rejected for a training contract by my ‘dream’ US firm — should I reapply?
I reached the final interview stage
Mayer Brown boosts junior lawyer pay to £78,000
Trainee salaries and LPC maintenance grant also up