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Morning round-up: Monday 19 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Legal Cheek talks… comments
Katie King and Tom Connelly go below the line and respond to the readers
Freshfields lawyers no longer allowed to use ‘Dear Sirs’ in emails
It's “Dear Sir or Madam” from now on, according to the magic circle giant
16-month suspended sentence for national law firm manager who duped employer in £18,600 printer cartridge scam
Former Browne Jacobson employee flogged his ink haul on eBay
Tributes continue to flood in for hit and run barrister killed as he left Law Rocks battle-of-the-bands concert
David Batcup described as “charming” and “utterly courteous” by his peers
DLA Piper bumps newly qualified pay by 8% to £70,000
Global giant has also chucked extra cash at its regional and Scottish talent
Morning round-up: Friday 16 September
The morning’s top legal affairs news stories
Berwin Leighton Paisner keeps 13 out of 20 qualifying trainees
International law firm froze pay earlier this summer citing “political and financial uncertainty” created by Brexit
Lawyers disappointed with Liz Truss’ radical ‘Transforming Our Justice System’ paper, which doesn’t mention legal aid once
£1 billion cash injection for modernisation of courts, zilch for legal aid
High Court judge uses emojis to help children understand family law judgment
Mr Justice Peter Jackson also used simple language