The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
US lawyers work harder, suggests boss of ‘most feared’ legal firm [The Times] (£)
Concerns raised ‘months before’ PM Law Ltd collapsed [BBC News]
Lammy’s jury reform plans are unworkable, lawyers warn [The Times] (£)
‘Crippling three-year wait for court has caused PTSD’ [BBC News]
Private equity moves deeper into US law with personal injury firm deal [Financial Times] (£)
This AI founder who quit her 9-to-5 law job has a warning for anyone dreaming of doing the same: ‘I’m working harder now than I ever did’ [Fortune]
Millionaire lawyer who worked on world’s most expensive divorce forced nanny to care for her baby for FREE in an ‘unpaid trial’ [Mail Online]
‘It’s about leadership, discipline’: UAE law firm says WFH employees will have annual leave deducted [Financial News] (£)
Under these laws, almost all wars are illegal [The Times] (£)
What are the new safe and legal routes to Britain for migrants? [The Standard]
“All paralegal job these days require at least a year of experience, but how does one gain experience if all the jobs are asking for it?” [Legal Cheek comments]
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