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Should law firms stand up to Trump?
The Legal Cheek team ask how law firms should react to Trump's hostile executive orders – listen now 🎙️
Hard work pays off for TikTok lawfluencer as she bags TC
University of Bristol law student has been sharing her application journey online
WhatsApp messages constitute a contract, judge rules
Doesn't matter that it's informal
LegalEdCon 2025: First batch of speakers announced
Law training experts join influencers, academics and mental health charity leader at Legal Cheek's annual in-person conference
DWF announces job cuts with over 100 roles at risk
Around 2% of DWF’s workforce
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Kaplan’s use of AI for SQE ‘question development’ comes under scrutiny amid US Bar row
Company informs Legal Cheek that no questions generated by AI are used in SQE assessments
The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more
Liverpool, Glasgow, Southampton and Warwick law students celebrated at latest Pro Bono Awards
Projects include a Windrush app, sexual violence legal advice and a law-themed classroom outreach
Fancy becoming a Supreme Court justice?
You’ll need ‘sound judgment and decisiveness’
UAE turns to AI to draft the laws of the future
Making legislative system 'faster and more precise'
Top law firms graded on ‘climate accountability’ in new student-led report
Spotlights fossil fuel work
‘I’ve secured pupillage, but I’m unsure about the set. Should I accept or reapply?’
Bar hopeful in bind over career decision
Bank Holiday round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend
Law student drops legal action over Birmingham bin strikes
Open University student withdraws case after receiving written assurances from the union about adherence to picketing rules
Supreme Court rules ‘woman’ has biological meaning
Top judges unanimous decision that ‘man’ and ‘woman’ in UK equality legislation mean biological sex
Judges given guidance on spotting AI-generated submissions
Unfamiliar case names and US spellings among key giveaways
Ukraine calls in Hogan Lovells for US minerals deal
Washington partners drafted in
Solicitor ‘restrained’ after judge lets them bypass court security
Judge issued formal advice
New docu-series exploring the lives of criminal barristers premieres tonight
Essential viewing for criminal bar hopefuls