Author: Julia Szaniszlo
Awkward moment at Supreme Court as judge’s phone plays podcast mid-hearing
Lord Briggs quickly apologised
Paul Weiss chair steps down after appearing in Epstein files
Reports had become 'distraction'
Use AI to help tackle huge court backlog, says top retired judge
Must not replace human judgement
Taylor Wessing and Winston & Strawn partners give merger green light
May 2026 tie-up target
US firm Simpson Thacher to launch London training contract
Trainee pay and numbers still TBC
Neurodivergent students not disadvantaged in the SQE, report finds
Neurodivergent candidates outperform counterparts
Irwin Mitchell lawyer struck off after telling newly qualified colleague to lie
Admitted dishonesty
SQE: Regulator releases new guidance for exam disruption
Candidates may receive a full refund
Meet the junior barrister who fights fires on the side
From bar to blaze 🔥
Ex-Reed Smith lawyer struck off for lying about cancer diagnosis
Provided false medical certificate
Lord Reed to step down as Supreme Court president
Retiring January 2027
Robert Jenrick sacked as shadow justice secretary over ‘plotting’ to defect
Ex-City lawyer dismissed from shadow cabinet
From pupillage knockbacks to life as a junior barrister
Legal Cheek Careers speaks with Faiza Ahmed, barrister at Henderson Chambers, to discuss life at the bar and the resilience behind a successful pupillage hunt
‘If you’re good enough, you’re old enough’: How Paul Weiss is re-thinking the path from junior lawyer to partner
Legal Cheek Careers sits down with firm co-head Neel Sachdev
A brief beginner’s guide to the SQE
Nine key things to know when exploring the solicitor qualification route
Dentons retains 76% of NQ solicitors
28 of 37
Clifford Chance to cut 50 London support roles
AI reportedly to blame
Burges Salmon pushes Bristol NQ lawyer pay to £76k
Pay rises in Edinburgh and for trainees too
6 commercial awareness topics every aspiring lawyer should watch out for
Lawyers share their views on the key issues currently impacting the profession