Category: News
New speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2026 as one week countdown begins
Must-attend conference for grad rec professionals takes place Thursday 14 May
Top US lawyers among 30 charged over alleged insider trading scheme
Burner phones, coded messages and kickbacks
Junior lawyer saves partner’s life with kidney donation after firm-wide email plea
The pair had never spoken before
Supreme Court appoints new justice
Lord Justice Snowden joins top bench
Bar Council faces legal challenge over Black internship scheme
GB News commentator Sophie Corcoran claims programme is discriminatory
Cardiff, Sheffield and Ulster law students championed for pro bono efforts
Projects include asylum support, welfare benefits appeals, and over 30,000 hours of student-led legal work
Slaughter and May rolls out AI tool Harvey firmwide
Another major law firm strikes tech deal
Latest speakers announced for LegalEdCon 2026
Just two weeks away
Barrister who collapsed drunk in court handed £1,000 fine
Forced hearing to be adjourned
Milbank trainee breaks world record for fastest marathon dressed as comic book character
2hrs 27mins as Captain Underpants
Top law firms push for UAE office returns as fragile ceasefire holds
Lawyers express concerns
Freshfields and Anthropic partner up to build legal AI tools
Multi-year deal
Gateley junior lawyer reaches UK pageant final
National finals next month
42BR Barristers and 4 Brick Court to combine
Move will create super-set of 150+ members
Former Magic Circle trainee who built and sold an AI business mid-training contract to deliver LegalEdCon 2026 keynote
Alexander Kardos-Nyheim to address delegates on 14 May
Sullivan & Cromwell apologises after AI hallucinations appear in court document
Elite firm left red-faced
Junior lawyer development at risk as AI takes over volume work, research warns
Impact critical thinking
Independent reviewer finds improvement in SQE delivery
Positive report