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White & Case LLP, Gowling WLG (UK) LLP and Taylor Wessing have each revealed increases in salary for their newly qualified (NQ) lawyers, as pay rises for NQs continue to be announced across the profession.
The London Borough of Hillingdon has appointed four school leavers as legal assistant apprentices in its legal services department.
The route into the legal profession is set to undergo a significant transformation following the introduction of the Costs Lawyer Professional Qualification, which offers an alternative pathway into law for graduates and non-graduates alike.
On 2 March the SRA launched a new online service which makes it quicker and easier for law students to enrol with the regulatory body as student members - a prerequisite before starting the LPC.
Plans to introduce online criminal hearings pose “a very real risk of unfair or disproportionate outcomes for the most vulnerable people in our courts,” the Magistrates Association has warned the government in leaked testimony not intended to be seen by the public.
Follow Rebecca Scott, a trainee solicitor in our Manchester office, as she shares a week in the life of a trainee solicitor at a UK commercial law firm, including time spent in both our Manchester and London offices.
The legal profession is open to career changers and mature students and there are many skills you can bring across from previous experiences. To give yourself the best chance of success on this competitive career path, here are our tips.
The new Level Four Higher Apprenticeship in Legal Services is now open for registration.
Magic circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has revealed new “ambitious” global diversity targets with all “key global leadership functions” set to have ethnic diversity and at least 40% women and 40% men by 2023.
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