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Our website uses cookies to improve your user experience. If you continue browsing, we assume that you consent to our use of cookies. More information can be found in our Cookies and Privacy Policy.  Law firms News Reed Smith rolls back salary cuts for lawyers Compensation levels are returning to normal at Reed Smith, after the firm made salary cuts for lawyers and staff earlier on in the pandemic. The firm had already restored wage cuts for some areas of the business. In October it was decided that professional services staff earning more than $100,000 should receive 100 per cent [ ] Law firms News DLA Piper pays back Government furlough money DLA Piper has joined the growing list of firms paying back money borrowed through the UK Government s job retention scheme, while all of its furloughed staff will return at the end of October. 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The full shortlist is below Barrister of the year Allison Clare, Red Lion Chambers [ ] Analysis Freshfields, Payne Hicks Beach and the airbrushing of the City’s role in the slave trade The debate around structural racism has been heightened by the killing of George Floyd and the growing voice of the Black Lives Matter movement. Together, they reframe how we think of the history of the City, and by extension the commercial legal profession. Law firms Briefings Developers – Are you prepared for a rise in green litigation? By Alison Ogley, Emma Conwell, David Monteith For environmental activists, conventional campaigning continues, but increasingly it is litigation spearheaded by activists which hits the headlines. 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