News
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
‘Should I tell my boss I’m taking holiday for a vac scheme?’
One budding commercial solicitor seeks a safe route away from financial career
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Irwin Mitchell scoops Scottish firm
PI giant strikes deal with Wright, Johnston and Mackenzie
UN research assistant secures SQE1 scholarship for ‘impact of AI’ essay
Leeds grad Zalikha Younas receives £3k for BARBRI course
Pay rises are the number one reason lawyers switch firms, research shows
Unhappiness also up there
Post office inquiry: HSF admits using law grads in major disclosure task
Hearing postponed after thousands of documents not disclosed
RPC cancels Christmas (parties)
Firm struggles to find workable dates and venues
Attention to detail most important soft skill for lawyers, research finds
Problem-solving close second
5 tips to secure a City TC
Future trainee Anuja Venkataramani offers advice to lawyer hopefuls
Barrister takes shadow justice role in Labour reshuffle
Shabana Mahmood replaces Steve Reed who takes over rural affairs
High-flying law students perform worse in exams when using AI
Lower performers saw significant benefit
HSF records 93% trainee retention score
27 out of 29 NQs stay on
City firms urged to save Ince trainees
Question mark over future of embattled firm
Meet the Hollyoaks star at the bar
Barrister Sonny Flood played Josh Ashworth on Channel 4 show
De Montfort Uni teams up with BARBRI to launch SQE-ready LLM
Includes SQE1 prep
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Criminals to be forced to attend sentencing hearings under new powers
Lawyers aren't convinced