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Judge given formal advice over 17-month judgment delay
Cited additional judicial responsibilities as a contributing factor to the delay

SRA still unable to confirm timeline for revealing SQE provider pass rates
Crucial comparison data was due by the end of 2023

Top UK law firms hike hourly rates by 40% in five years
Inflation busting

Law firms lead the way in latest social mobility index
Charity behind powerlist urges government to mandate class background reporting for big firms

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

Who is claiming the biggest slice of the SQE prep market pie?
As a major law firm overhauls its SQE partnership, Legal Cheek assesses the battle for law school dominance

The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more

Former London US law firm lawyer guilty of stalking neighbours
Convicted alongside mother

Judge receives formal advice for ‘ill-judged’ humour
Left court staff member "uncomfortable"

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more

Top judge to step down from presidency role after reprimand over love letter to colleague
Justice Marcus Smith reprimanded in August

Competition: Win an SQE scholarship by explaining the must-have skill for lawyers
Half-price SQE1 course courtesy of BARBRI

Davis Polk sets new £70k salary record for trainee solicitors in London
Market topping year two pay 💷

Reed Smith goes all in with College of Legal Practice for the SQE
Barbri loses out as firm relaunches training programme

Osborne Clarke retains 38 out of 44 qualifying trainees
86% score includes firm's first solicitor apprentices

Your ultimate guide to life at the nation’s top chambers has just dropped!
Ahead of this Thursday's Legal Cheek Virtual Pupillage Fair, the new and improved 2025 Chambers Most List is here

Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend

The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more