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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Top US law firms back OpenAI’s new legal platform
Latham, Ropes, Cooley and SullCrom back ChatGPT creator’s latest push into law
Junior City lawyer stands for Restore Britain in Holborn by-election
Tyler Johnson works in-house for a Chinese energy giant
Inside the crazy world of one of City law’s biggest stars
In an eye-catching FT interview, Paul Weiss’ Neel Sachdev talks holiday homes, flash cars and tennis with Ainsley Harriott
Looking for pupillage? Here are 6 ways to get ahead
Future pupil barrister Saul Agar-Ward offers his top pointers to ensure you're fully ready for application season
‘My £20k SQE maintenance grant is being taxed. Is this normal?’
A taxing surprise
MPs call for new AI law to protect human rights
Current legal framework ill-equipped to tackle risks
The REAL REASON training contract numbers are falling (clue: it’s not AI… yet)
What’s actually behind the 2% drop in TCs?
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Latham buys its own AI servers in BigLaw first
US giant ramps up in-house tech to build bespoke AI models
College of Legal Practice lands four new SQE uni tie-ups
Liverpool Hope, Leeds Trinity, Portsmouth and Worcester
Exclusive data: Trainee numbers fall by 2% across 100 Legal Cheek Most List firms
Linklaters is the biggest faller, shedding 40 TCs after ramping up its solicitor apprenticeship programme, but US firms are supporting the market as they continue to hire more trainees in London
Just dropped! Your ultimate guide to 110+ leading law firms this TC application season
The Legal Cheek 2027 Firms Most List is here 💥
Lord Briggs appointed next president of Supreme Court
Takes top role January 2027
Magistrate sanctioned after accidentally bringing knife to court
Left in bag after recent camping trip
