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Author: Alex Aldridge

‘How long should I spend on a training contract application?’

I’ve heard 12 hours In this latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, one aspiring...

19 May 2023 07:48

Macfarlanes pushes NQ lawyer pay to £115k

7% rise from £107.5k City law firm Macfarlanes has increased salaries for its newly qualified...

16 May 2023 10:45

Slaughters swerves Magic Circle pay war — for now

NQ rates remain at £115k despite rivals raising Elite law firm Slaughter and May is...

16 May 2023 10:43

Lawyers limber up as countdown to London Legal Walk begins

On track for record-breaking year with 750 teams signed up so far With 750 teams...

16 May 2023 10:40

Lawyer reaches final of Eurovision

Immigration specialist by day, glam rocker by night 🤟 An Aussie lawyer has made it...

12 May 2023 15:56

BPP extends ‘O Shaped’ soft skills learning to solicitor apprentices

Equips aspiring lawyers with human and business know-how BPP‘s solicitor apprentices will now have an...

12 May 2023 15:54

Clifford Chance launches climate risk virtual internship with Swiss Re

Magic Circle player offers aspiring lawyers ‘rare exposure’ on a range of insurance and reinsurance...

12 May 2023 08:53

Top media barrister is granted silk status… by the media

5RB superstar David Sherborne is now not a KC Top media barrister David Sherborne has...

11 May 2023 16:48

Exclusive research: SQE prep not enough say majority of law firms

Nearly two-thirds require future trainees to undertake practice area-focused modules The majority of law firms...

11 May 2023 10:52

TC seekers urged to probe City law firms’ links to fossil fuel industry

Advice to wannabe lawyers comes as part of new student report examining legal professions links...

11 May 2023 09:41