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• LLegal Cheek2026-10-13✓ Read

  GP, Pilates and nutrition advice: Inside A&O Shearman’s new London HQ

  Bishops Square Broadgate A&O Shearman is gearing up for a move to its new London headquarters, with the Magic Circle firm’s new digs set to feature an on-site GP, reformer Pilates classes and “nutrition services”. The firm is swapping its long-standing home at One Bishops Square for 2 Broadgate, next to Liverpool Street station, taking around 360,000 sq ft across eight floors. The move is expected to be completed by the end of October.

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  Exclusive data: Solicitor apprentices can earn up to £33k straight out of school (and that’s before bonuses!)

  Legal Cheek compares pay across 40+ top law firms

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• LLegal Cheek2026-10-12✓ Read

  SRA proposes minor SQE1 syllabus tweaks despite concerns it covers too much law

  Launches consultation The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is consulting on a series of relatively minor changes to the SQE1 syllabus, despite concerns that the exam already covers too many areas of law. The regulator is seeking views on proposed changes to the Functioning Legal Knowledge (FLK), which sets out the legal principles and rules candidates are expected to know and apply in the multiple-choice assessment.

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• LLegal Cheek2026-10-12✓ Read

  RPC launches in New York

  First US office RPC has become the latest UK law firm to make a move into the US market, opening a new office in New York City. The launch takes the firm’s international footprint to four countries, with the Big Apple outpost joining existing offices in London, Bristol, Singapore and Hong Kong. The new office will house a dedicated New York-based insurance team, led by newly appointed partner and insurance specialist Scott Schechter.

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• LLegal Cheek2026-10-09✓ Read

  £180k straight out of a TC?! Welcome to the City law pay war

  BigLaw’s battle for junior talent is getting expensive The City law pay war is showing little sign of slowing down, with Legal Cheek’s latest research revealing an average NQ salary of around £119,000 across 113 of the UK’s top firms. Some 50 firms have increased salaries since 2026, while 64 now pay their London NQs at least six figures. Eleven firms have handed out £10,000 pay rises, suggesting competition for junior legal talent remains fierce across the market.

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  Kirkland & Ellis to keep mega-profits under wraps

  World’s highest-grossing law firm stops sharing financial figures with media Kirkland & Ellis is changing its approach to financial reporting, with the US legal giant set to stop voluntarily providing its revenue and profit figures to the media. The move, first reported by the Financial Times (£), marks a change for the Chicago-founded firm, which has historically supplied its figures to outlets including The American Lawyer.

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