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Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Everton’s new £800 million ground named ‘Hill Dickinson Stadium’
Toffees 🤝 Corporate law firm
And the winners of The Legal Cheek Awards 2025 are…
Who won what: revealed 🏆
SQE grads seem to be a bit worse than their LPC counterparts, say top law firms
Drafting and research skills appear to lag under new regime, according to exclusive Legal Cheek research
LegalEdCon 2025: Final speakers unveiled
Delegates will gather in London tomorrow for Legal Cheek’s annual in-person conference
New legal drama to star Kim Kardashian as divorce lawyer
All's Fair airs this Autumn
Should aspiring lawyers embrace AI? Decoding the mixed messages
The Legal Cheek team explore the conflicting range of advice on AI – listen now 🎙️
Aspiring barrister goes viral on TikTok with candid take on pupillage struggles
'Onwards and upwards'
Law firm partner struck off following rape conviction
Currently serving eight-year prison sentence
Ex-Eversheds employee barred after invoicing for pro bono work
‘Hot-headed’ misconduct
City law firms turn to bonuses in battle for top junior lawyer talent
As salaries spiral, performance-based extras gives non-US firms a way to compete
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
UCL law school takes on ‘AI slop’ with assessment overhaul
University College London will ensure most law assessments are artificial intelligence-proof
NRF hands junior lawyers £500 to schmooze clients
Drinks are on Norton Rose Fulbright
The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more
Judge fury after ‘fake’ cases cited by rookie barrister in High Court
"I consider that it would have been negligent for this barrister, if she used AI and did not check it, to put that text into her pleading," says Mr Justice Ritchie
Book review: Susskind’s ‘How To Think About AI’
Polly Botsford delves into Professor Richard Susskind's 'darker' latest book and wonders: 'Where has Reassuring Richard gone?'
Do supermarkets make partners from the law firms they instruct work on their tills?
Because the partners are certainly keen