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Suella Braverman bags top job in Truss government
From giving out prizes at the Legal Cheek awards to Home Sec

Lord Reed spotted on University Challenge
UKSC President captained Balliol College Oxford

EXCLUSIVE: regional NQ pay hits all-time high of £81k in Osborne Clarke salary hike
Rises in the London office too

Ropes & Gray lawyer roasts Netflix hit show’s portrayal of City law life
“I couldn’t help but laugh over much how they got wrong on the practice of corporate law”

Express Solicitors offers staff an extra week’s pay as cost-of-living support
Available to all 430 staff

What top City partners would tell themselves if they were starting their TCs now
Legal Cheek asks leading lawyers to share their pearls of careers wisdom as firms across the country welcome new trainees

Criminal barristers go on strike – how did we get here?
Indefinite, uninterrupted strike starts today

Who’s in the running for the top legal jobs in the new government?
Legal Cheek speculates over who the new Lord Chancellor and Attorney General might be

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

Cost of living crisis: ‘I am worried my SQE maintenance grant isn’t enough’
Is part-time work the answer?

Love Island contestant sets sights on SQE
Tyler Cruickshank to sit first exams in January

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

What I wish I knew before applying for training contracts
Warwick Uni law grad and future trainee Sophia Hesling offers her top tips to application success

Kennedys increases NQ lawyer pay in London by 60%
£50,000 to £80,000

How the Devil became a lawyer
From diabolical blood contracts to a demonic NYC law firm

Do TV legal dramas represent real-life diversity?
New research examines portrayals of diversity (or lack thereof) in popular shows like Suits and Silk

10 books you should read before you start law school
From legal laughs and history to advice on winning arguments and understanding the City

Bank Holiday round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend

Henry Hendron appears in court on drugs charges
Barrister accused of offering to supply crystal meth

Junior lawyer: ‘Will spending a year backpacking in Australia kill my career?’
I've got the travel itch

Fieldfisher ups London NQ lawyer pay to £92k
£60k in regions