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- A&O avoids associate raises for 2008
- Career Clinic: I'm scared I'll be left behind by my team!
- Paul Hastings scotches lay-off reports
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- Olswang ups pay but NQ rate stays flat at £62k
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"In fairness, most newly-qualified lawyers at A&O spend their first six weeks on a beach somewhere and the next two weeks in training so arguments that this time should be considered 'experience' for the purposes of determining their level of post-qualification experience are a little unrealistic" - A&O avoids associate raises for 2008
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It's so tough getting into the Bar these days that the latest Career Clinic dilemma sees one wannabe barrister mulling over their career options before they've even got a pupillage
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