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Merger madness: Why are so many law firms joining forces?
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Freshfields offers Gen Z students ‘resilience’ training to manage pressures of City law careers
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Monday morning round-up
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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
How many laws does Santa break in one night?
The jolly old man's yearly visit raises some interesting questions about trespass, privacy and tax evasion 🎅👮
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