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Beyond NQ: What’s the salary progression like at your firm?

Beyond NQ: What’s the salary progression like at your firm?

Open thread So far, it’s shaping up to be another summer of salary boosts across the City — some relatively minor, others more substantial. As in previous years, Legal Cheek commenters have questioned what impact these pay rises have further…

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Paralegal jailed after using erasable ink to steal £11.5k from vulnerable clients

Paralegal jailed after using erasable ink to steal £11.5k from vulnerable clients

20 months for fraud A high street paralegal has been jailed after using an erasable pen and her law firm’s power of attorney to steal more than £11,500 from vulnerable clients in residential care. Emma Charlotte Amey was working in…

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Bakers boosts NQ lawyer pay to £145k

Bakers boosts NQ lawyer pay to £145k

Extra £5,000 Baker McKenzie is the latest City law firm to raise the salaries of its newly qualified (NQ) associates, increasing pay by £5,000 to £145,000. The uplift, which took effect on 1 July, brings the firm’s London-based NQs in…

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County Courts branded ‘dysfunctional’ in scathing parliamentary report

County Courts branded ‘dysfunctional’ in scathing parliamentary report

Delays, rats and outdated paper processes The County Court is falling short in delivering fair and timely justice and requires urgent reform, a new report by the Justice Committee warns this week. In a scathing assessment of the court’s performance,…

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Withers retains 9 of 14 qualifying trainees

Withers retains 9 of 14 qualifying trainees

64% score with two rookies opting out of NQ process Withers has announced that 9 of its 14 trainee solicitors will be staying on as associates, resulting in a retention rate of 64%. Of the 12 final-seat trainees who applied…

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Monday morning round-up

Monday morning round-up

The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend UK relocated Afghan family after they sought data breach disclosure via law firm [Financial Times] (£) Disabled people face harsh justice in ‘secret’ fast-track courts, report finds [The…

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Barristers bring Kafka to the Fringe — with a comedic twist

Barristers bring Kafka to the Fringe — with a comedic twist

Hits Scottish capital next month This summer, future pupils and barristers are heading to the Edinburgh Fringe with an eight-person show centred on a Kafkaesque trial, featuring bizarre and absurd twists — including a defence restricted to speaking in rhyming…

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‘Will an in-house training contract hurt my chances of qualifying into a law firm?’

‘Will an in-house training contract hurt my chances of qualifying into a law firm?’

Future rookie worries move could limit legal career In our latest Career Conundrum, an aspiring lawyer has landed a training contract with an in-house legal team — but she’s concerned it might limit her future career options. “I have a…

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Fee earner barred after emailing himself client files before switching firms

Fee earner barred after emailing himself client files before switching firms

‘Lack of integrity’ A fee earner has been barred from working in the legal profession after sending confidential client information to his personal email ahead of switching firms. Patrick Maginn worked on housing disrepair cases at Liverpool-based Bond Turner for…

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Barrister disbarred over rape convictions

Barrister disbarred over rape convictions

Jailed for 16 years A barrister convicted of rape has been disbarred by a disciplinary tribunal. James Boyle, who was called to the bar in 1999, was convicted of raping a girl under the age of 16, indecently assaulting a…

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