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As Black Friday dawned, retailers steeled themselves for hordes of bargain-hungry shoppers.

A new graduate scheme focusing on project management, lawtech and pricing strategies will be available from Autumn 2020 at Linklaters.

Magic circle giant Linklaters is to offer its lawyers the opportunity to work fewer hours for a lower salary – but the scheme remains a pilot in four of the firm’s German offices for now. 

Irwin Mitchell LLP has revealed that a total of 48 out of its 53 final-seat trainees will be continuing at the law firm as newly qualified (NQ) solicitors in its offices across the country. This marked a retention rate of 91% for the firm’s latest cohort.

Clifford Chance and Baker McKenzie are among the top law firms raising funds to support India through its covid-19 crisis.

A range of law firms have announced plans to give their staff bonus payments due to the ongoing cost of living crisis.

The SRA's consultation regarding its proposed changes to the way it regulates the profession has caused the Law Society to comment that the proposals combine "helpful proposals with changes which are concerning for solicitors and consumers".

International law firm Ashurst LLP sets new diversity targets, including the introduction of ethnicity targets in the UK, a global LGBTI+ target and new gender equality targets, to be met by 2026.

Stephenson Harwood and US-headquartered White & Case have revealed their trainee retention rates for the cohort qualifying in Autumn 2016.

Before we go any further, here are a couple of longer articles to sink your teeth into. The first is all about what might be featuring in the global economy in 2016, while the second is an insider’s view of the mysterious Bank of England – both worth your time. As are the following news stories.

It’s the story that just runs and runs; the week was again dominated by what’s been happening in Greece.

Holman Fenwick Willan has launched a Global Lawyers Challenge, the prize for which is a full day at HFW's Paris, Athens or Geneva office over the course of a two-night stay.

As the Investigatory Powers Bill (otherwise known as the snoopers’ charter) continues to be debated in parliament, amendments have been proposed in the House of Lords to ensure that legal professional privilege, which is fundamental to any decent justice system, is protected.

With London’s free legal advice centres closing at the rate of one a month towards the end of 2011, the London Legal Support Trust is planning to hold several events in 2012 to raise funds to prevent further closures throughout the year.

Kaplan has been appointed to run the new Solicitors Qualifying Exam, but students, law firms and academics have still received no information on what the assessment will cost.