Many newly qualified solicitors in US and magic circle firms now earn more than district judges. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher lead the

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Like many lawyers, I am a planner. But sometimes things do not go to plan, and that is a good thing. My plan (version 1) was to complete