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Bristol Uni law student eyes seat in this week’s General Election
Greens' James Nelson will consider abandoning studies if successful

HSF raises NQ associate salaries to £135k
Boosts for trainees too

EXCLUSIVE: Paul Weiss launches London training contract
New juniors to earn market topping £180k

HFW and Bird & Bird become latest firms to up NQ lawyer pay
£100k and £98k

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

‘It is significantly harder to become a barrister than a solicitor’, claims barrister
Sparks LinkedIn debate

The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more

Judge jailed for role in £1.8m legal aid fraud
Worked with group of 'corrupt legal professionals'

Macfarlanes enters City pay war, boosts NQ lawyer salaries over 20% to £140k
Also confirms 84% retention score

Students rate best (and worst) law firms for ‘climate accountability’
Group says lawyers should have option to reject work contributing to climate crisis

TikTok law student shows City law firm vac scheme from the inside
University of Bristol student provides an interesting perspective

Hogan Lovells launches anonymous channel for reporting microaggressions
Aims to promote inclusive environment

Law students reveal their worst ever essay feedback
'Your writing is pour'

Return to practice for US lawyer who defecated in Pringles can
On his way to court

‘My dream vac scheme wasn’t what I expected’
Cold partners = red flag? asks TC hopeful

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Post Office scandal: Regulator investigating more than 20 solicitors and firms
'Tragic' miscarriage of justice, says SRA

Over a quarter of small and medium law firms yet to adopt SQE
Nearly half cite lack of info for not switching

Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

Barrister suspended for 12 months after punching theatre-goer in dispute over seat
Incident occurred in 2019