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Hallucinations top lawyers’ AI worry list, research finds
Follows series of high-profile blunders
Sidley adds AI seat in training contract shake-up
Rotations rise from four to six as firm launches new ‘AI Knowledge Lab’
Trainee solicitor jailed after ‘cyberflashing’ client
Sent explicit messages
Government pledges £1.5 million annually to fund extra 100 criminal pupillages
Much-needed cash boost
SQE2 pass rate climbs again to 83%
Up from 80%
Former Ashurst analyst barred after missing laptop traced to home Wi-Fi
Firm tech tracks down device
Bank Holiday round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend
Should you do the SQE before securing a training contract?
Funding, timing and qualification
Trainee solicitor worked second job at Home Office and accessed visa files
12 month suspension
Media law legend runs into trouble with LinkedIn meme strategy
Taking content from X without attribution carries risk as well as reward
Lawyer’s office transformed into giant ball pit
BigLaw pranksters
Public likely to accept AI-made decisions in time, says top judge
Cheaper and quicker
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
How to land pupillage
Chasing a career at the bar? Future pupil barrister and Legal Cheek writer Saul Agar-Ward explains what worked for him, and what didn’t
Solicitor’s secret side hustle ends in strike off
Lied to firm
Inns of Court College of Advocacy mulls Bar Course fee hike and bigger upfront bill for students
Exclusive: Potential £2k+ increase