Author: Legal Cheek
Judge with motor neurone disease uses computer-generated voice in court
Thought to be the only judge in the world to hear criminal cases using text-to-speech tech
Attorney General seeks young voices to champion rule of law
New initiative calls on ambassadors to promote UK justice in their communities
Uni rank and degree grade best predict SQE success, report finds
Many factors influencing performance remain unknown
More than a quarter of barristers say they’re not managing workloads well — despite rise in overall wellbeing
'Still a lot of work to do,' says Bar Council chair
Kim Kardashian fails bar exam
'Falling short isn’t failure — it’s fuel,' says aspiring lawyer
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Magic Circle chambers agrees to pay interview travel costs as part of campaign to help under 25s
Ellie Hecht's campaign could see Bar and smaller firms follow lead of corporate law
Exclusive research reveals training contract numbers remain stable — despite talk of a ‘graduate jobpocalypse’
We've tracked eight years of data from leading City law firms
Minimum wage hike could put students off becoming lawyers, says Law Society boss
Why bother with uni and the SQE when non-graduate jobs pay the same as a solicitor at a small firm?
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Durham Uni pays tribute to law student killed after being hit by car
Aspiring lawyer Abigail Eggleston was 'on track to conquer the world'
Gowling and Stephenson Harwood become latest UK firms to expand into Saudi
More UK outfits tap into fast-growing legal market 🇸🇦
‘I’ve been invited to a law firm careers dinner. Any tips on dos and don’ts?’
Aspiring lawyer seeks guidance
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer appoints first ‘Chief AI Officer’
Oversee rollout of emerging tech
Departing SRA boss says SQE is ‘going really well’
Paul Philip remains upbeat despite difficulties following rollout
Kim Kardashian edges closer to qualifying as a lawyer
Waiting on bar exam results
Lack of SQE funding turning aspiring lawyers away from criminal law
'Looming generational crisis,' study finds
Solicitor apprentices rank among top SQE performers, report finds
Achieving higher scores and pass rates than non-apprentice candidates
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Lawfluencer declared bankrupt
Alice Stephenson criticises liquidators after £666k director’s loan leads to bankruptcy