Author: Legal Cheek
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader gear up for $3.6 billion mega-merger
Big Law just got bigger
Data collection flaw leaves SRA unable to publish SQE provider pass rates
Originally due 2023
Leeds Uni law grad runs 40 marathons in 40 countries
Record breaking
Shoosmiths drops £1 million into bonus pot after staff hit AI prompt target
Cash rewards for reaching one million inputs on Microsoft Copilot
Freshfields profits slip despite rising revenue
Uptick in staff costs
‘I walked away from City law to start a band-booking business’
Legal Cheek speaks to Ed Southall about his decision to leave law and launch his own business
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Taylor Wessing in merger talks with US law firm Winston & Strawn
Deal in discussion
‘The client is really rude and my supervisor doesn’t seem to care’
Suck it up or say something?
Exclusive research: 58% of junior barristers at top chambers are Oxbridge grads
Down from over 70% pre-Covid
Government convenes legal bigwigs in push to promote UK justice
New panel features lawyers, judges and academics
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Is Shakespeare funny? Top KCs to face off with TV stars in mock trial
Charity fundraiser
Buttergate: Paul Weiss lawyers can eat butter — they just need to find it
'Under the counter' supplies revealed
