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Leading UK law schools adopt Legora AI
Pro bono clinics
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Barrister hit with £7k costs bill after joining hearing from train
'Totally inappropriate'
What it’s really like to pull all-nighters and work weekends as a junior lawyer
Big pay, long hours
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Akin becomes latest law firm to upgrade City offices
Another major firm relocates
Court of Appeal: Judge should not have heard case from bed
Recovering from operation
Law Society drops recommended minimum trainee salary
Points firms towards real Living Wage
Exclusive data: Inside the working hours of junior lawyers at 110+ top law firms
As pay reaches record levels across parts of the profession, Legal Cheek takes a fresh look at how working days compare across the market
Jailed paralegal banned from legal profession over witness intimidation
Targeted ex-partner
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Salaries, locations, insider insights and more!
Weil denies merger report amid partner departures
No discussions taking place, US firm insists
Has the SQE just got easier?
Spoiler alert: it hasn’t
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Top US law firms back OpenAI’s new legal platform
Latham, Ropes, Cooley and SullCrom back ChatGPT creator’s latest push into law
Junior City lawyer stands for Restore Britain in Holborn by-election
Tyler Johnson works in-house for a Chinese energy giant