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City lawyer speaks out after aspiring solicitor faces SQE fee clawback from top law firm
Failed challenging exams, leading to the withdrawal of TC offer

Trump hits yet another US law firm with executive order
Jenner & Block becomes latest target

Aspiring solicitor barred after accessing case study and model answers before Macfarlanes assessment day
Worked as a paralegal at City firm

Ukrainian lawyer secures SQE scholarship in vlogging comp
Nazarii Pylypchuk ‘happy and grateful’ after landing BARBRI award

BPP advises students to avoid physical tics during advocacy
Exclusive: Law school giant says guidance refers to 'controllable behaviours'

Executive order could have ‘destroyed’ firm, says Paul Weiss chair
Brad Karp defends deal with US president as Skadden junior lawyer resigns in protest over D&I attack

Stormzy to receive honorary law doctorate from Cambridge University
Rapper will join ex-Supreme Justice Lady Arden

The unauthorised guide to taking silk
How to become a KC, courtesy of soon-to-be KC Ruth Hughes

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

‘What should I wear to my assessment centre?’
Workwear dilemma for training contract hopeful

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

‘Human error’ costs HSF £465k as firm fined over Russia sanctions breach
The penalty concerns £4 million in payments from 2022

Bar Council urges barristers to report inappropriate behaviour in wake of Sidhu disbarment
'I recognise how difficult it is for complainants to come forward', says chair Barbara Mills KC

Top barrister Jo Sidhu disbarred over inappropriate sexual behaviour
Proven allegations involved misconduct towards mini-pupil

Law Society condemns Trump’s attack on lawyers as top firms quietly remove DEI content from their websites
Hogan Lovells and Latham & Watkins among those to make online tweaks

Ex-Cooley lawyer handed six-month suspension for stalking former girlfriend
Sent her 'unsolicited items' including flowers and Haribo sweets

One in three criminal barristers ‘actively seeking to leave the bar’
New research spotlights profession in crisis