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Two-thirds of public sector lawyers want to work at least three days from home
Only 5% want to be in the office full-time, new research shows

Students gunning for high-paying jobs in law, medicine and finance could save £20k by taking a gap year, experts claim
Student loan reforms mean wannabe lawyers 'could gain substantially' by delaying uni studies until 2023

Give pupillage seekers better feedback, urge rookie barristers
Respondents to Bar Council survey also call on chambers to ditch rejection by silence

Trainee numbers dipped 11% in first year of pandemic, new stats show
Prior to lockdown, TCs were at their highest level since the 2008 financial crash

Law ties with investment banking in graduate salary rankings
Some new starters can expect to earn £50k

Big law firms lag behind on partner diversity, SRA reports
Outfits with 50+ partners have fewer BAME and female partners than smaller firms

Over two-thirds of law applicants are female
UCAS data shows almost one in ten of all applications are for law

One in six young barristers want to quit, new report finds
Workloads and mental health among reasons for ditching the wig and gown

‘Toxic work culture’ impacting productivity, say half of legal workers
New research finds nearly two fifths feel less engaged with their roles as a result

This is how Instagram influencer pay stacks up against City law firm partners
Ex-Love Islander Olivia Bowen made the same money as a Mayer Brown partner last year

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'

Lawyers at risk of ‘burnout, breakdown, or leaving profession’
More than 7 out of 10 legal workers claim their job negatively impacts mental health, new research finds

Lawyers out-earn doctors and dentists with £93k average salary
Chief execs top 2021 earnings table with £131k, new stats show

Revealed: Law firms’ average start work and finish times 2021-22
Legal Cheek exclusive research shows how the average working hours for junior lawyers have fared in the face of changing work arrangements

Revealed: The extreme working hours of big-paying US law firms in London
Some junior lawyers are finishing work after 11pm most nights

Over two-thirds of lawyers have suffered mental ill-health
Lawyer wellbeing charity LawCare calls for profession-wide change in new report

Big law firms love LinkedIn and YouTube, research finds
Twitter not so much

From picnics to kebabs: lawyers car eating habits revealed in new research
Over a quarter dine in their vehicles daily