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Why AI probably won’t disrupt law firms any time soon
25 year-olds earning nearly £200k look safe for now

US lawyer jailed for faking Kirkland & Ellis experience to land six-figure legal roles
Also posed as a former footballer and ex-Marine

SRA to fund disadvantaged SQE students using fines imposed on Kaplan
£360k accumulated so far

Latham joins Kirkland in $7 billion revenue club
Very (very!) strong financials

Trump’s executive orders under siege — but is he already winning?
As legal challenges mount, US President escalates his attack on law firms

SQE exam fees to rise for third time
Increases track inflation and cover additional costs of delivering exams in Welsh

CMS wellbeing ambassador quits firm over anti-Islam and trans social media posts
Reform UK candidate exposed for offensive posts by political X account

BSB chair to leave this summer
Follows SRA and LSB bosses quitting roles

Trump targets vac schemes with new executive order
US President attacks BigLaw diversity initiatives as 'discriminatory'

Gibson Dunn to boost London trainee numbers by 50%
10 to 15 from September 2027

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

Top banking lawyer who referred to colleagues as ‘Jabba the Hutt’ and ‘The idiot’ fined £15k
Breached SRA principles

Women leaders in law: Inspiring advice for the next generation of lawyers
Legal Cheek asks those at the top of the profession for their words of advice ahead of tomorrow's International Women’s Day

Super-regulator pushes for more ethics training for students and lawyers
Standards slipping

The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more

Barrister warns of risks as litigants-in-person turn to ChatGPT
AI legal advice gone wrong

Chair of legal super-regulator steps down with immediate effect
Personal considerations