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Senior paralegal rebuked over DWF million-pound payment error
Supervising partner fined last month

Judge brings artistic flair to complex competition case
Antitrust 🤝 artwork

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

‘As an NQ lawyer, would moving offshore damage my career?’
Change of scene

Young barrister reprimanded over bar bottle incident
Pleaded guilty to assault

Top retired judge proposes reducing jury trials to prevent justice system collapse
Your criminal law module could soon be out of date

Will AI really replace paralegals?
The Legal Cheek team discuss AI and the future of legal jobs — listen now 🎙️

Regulator unveils changes to SQE appeals and complaints process
Aims to improve fairness, says SRA

Solicitor struck off after trying to stop law firm reporting him to SRA
'Troubling mind set'

City law firm partner moves surge to record levels
US outfits driving hiring spree

Ex-Jones Day partner to face tribunal over ‘burn it’ order
Found in contempt of court in 2022

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

HFW bumps NQ solicitor pay to £103.5k
3.5% rise sees firm join summer salary scramble

ULaw strikes SQE training deal with Oxford Brookes
Partnership will expand to include bar training from September 2026

Freshfields to ‘turbocharge’ future trainees with free tech-focused LLM
KCL masters comes with £20k maintenance grant

Paul Weiss completes refit of Twitter’s former West End office
The vibe is Mayfair hedge fund club privé