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Oxford law student jailed for modern slavery offences
PhD candidate and UN judge faces over six years behind bars
India remains closed for business to UK law firms despite mega trade deal
What about the lawyers?
SRA approves ‘AI-driven’ law firm
A ‘landmark moment’ for legal services
Latest speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2025
High profile legal figures to address delegates at Legal Cheek’s annual in-person conference next week
Slaughter and May keeps NQ pay at £150k
Follows Magic Circle firm's decision to up newly qualified salaries last September
Bank Holiday round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from the long weekend
Lawyer who quit Skadden over Trump deal joins new firm
Rachel Cohen joins new firm poised to challenge presidential actions
Law firm bets that too many Cookes won’t spoil the broth as it hires founder’s sons
Ashley and Hayden join dad Darryl at gunnercooke as joint chiefs of staff
The best social media posts of the week
A round-up of online musings, memes and more
Fieldfisher avoids contempt of court penalty after PR howler
Embargo confusion after draft judgment was sent to press
Linklaters ex-L&D boss appointed chief exec of City of London Law Society
Patrick McCann to lead influential professional body
Corporate lawyer reveals how much she spends in a month
Womble Bond Dickinson associate reveals budget
The £2,000 per hour solicitor
Top lawyers' hourly rates closing in on £2,000, new report shows
Should law firms stand up to Trump?
The Legal Cheek team ask how law firms should react to Trump's hostile executive orders – listen now 🎙️
Hard work pays off for TikTok lawfluencer as she bags TC
University of Bristol law student has been sharing her application journey online
WhatsApp messages constitute a contract, judge rules
Doesn't matter that it's informal
LegalEdCon 2025: First batch of speakers announced
Law training experts join influencers, academics and mental health charity leader at Legal Cheek's annual in-person conference
DWF announces job cuts with over 100 roles at risk
Around 2% of DWF’s workforce
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Kaplan’s use of AI for SQE ‘question development’ comes under scrutiny amid US Bar row
Company informs Legal Cheek that no questions generated by AI are used in SQE assessments