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Climbing a Shaky Career Ladder: Rookie Lawyers Learn It's Hard to Plan in a Pandemic

From cancelled bar exams to deferred start dates, new and aspiring attorneys are being forced to regroup amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
1 minute read

International Edition

Future Lawyers Lament Lockdown Treatment, Limits of Virtual Learning

Law students at BPP University have signed an open letter demanding a partial refund of fees, while another future trainee expressed concern at virtual training contracts.
3 minute read

International Edition

Ashurst Opts Against Raising NQ Pay

The firm has diverged from its usual approach of upping salaries for newly qualified lawyers in its London office each year.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Broward Lawyer Braces for Onslaught of Bankruptcy Cases

Michael Lessne and other lawyers are expecting to face unprecedented bankruptcy litigation.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Zoomed Out: A Staycation Guide

OP-ED: This guide will provide some ideas for how you can zoom out to see the bigger picture by stepping back, while staying in.
6 minute read

International Edition

BCLP UK Cuts to Hit Real Estate and Manchester Office

The firm rolled out several measures, including maintaining a pay cut and shuttering its Beijing office, this week.
2 minute read

International Edition

Jones Day Cuts NQ Pay

The firm is one of several to take a decision to trim the pay packet of its associate lawyers in London.
2 minute read

International Edition

Clifford Chance Sets LGBT, Other Global Diversity Targets

The firm has set ethnicity and LGBT targets for the first time, as well as gender, with different regions aiming for individual increases.
4 minute read

International Edition

Is The Rise in AI Use Damaging Junior Lawyers' Skills?

Some partners fear the rise of automation could lead to more mistakes by junior lawyers in the future.
6 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld's Rachel Elsby

"It is not mandatory that you generate business in order to make partner at most firms, but you want to be able to show how you bring value now and will in the future."
6 minute read

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