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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

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