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Britain’s most senior judge likely to be called ‘Lady Chief Justice’
Dame Sue Carr's swearing-in ceremony will be live streamed on Monday

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Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts

BCLP offers future Ince trainees ‘accelerated application process’
Many rookies still haven't found new homes

Which practice areas offer the best work-life balance?
Readers' insights required

Meet the #Dayinthelife TikTokin’ lawyers
Legal profession 🤝 social media trend

Axiom Ince looks set to shutter as lawyer exits continue
Follows freezing injunction against former managing partner

Law prof sparks debate over class ‘cold calling’
Selecting students at random to answer questions — good or bad thing?

Businessman jailed for targeting barristers with fake bombs
Devices left outside 3VB in Gray’s Inn

Kaplan apologises for SQE2 marking ‘error’
Exclusive: ‘Isolated’ issue with ‘small number’ of exam papers

TLT launches in Birmingham
TC and apprenticeship plans as new office grows

53% of students pass latest SQE1
Up slightly on previous sitting

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

Macfarlanes adopts AI bot ‘Harvey’
Follows A&O

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Taylor Wessing rewards lawyers with crypto tokens
Redeem for benefits

Barristers given fresh guidance on social media behaviour
'Strike balance' between human rights and professional obligations, says regulator

Law student signs for professional football club after dad pays £17k for 10 mins game time
Previous experience playing FIFA

Legal charity offers free ‘climate clauses’
Greener commercial agreements

UCL and Glasgow beat Oxford in latest law school rankings
Cambridge takes top spot

A&O and Shearman partners prepare to vote on mega-merger
Requires 75% approval from both partnerships