News
SQE candidates unable to sit both exams this year
Students taking SQE1 in July will not have their results in time to sit SQE2 in October
Ashurst and Ropes & Gray reveal spring trainee retention scores
Strong results of 85% and 100%
Solicitor who made up client wins on Facebook escapes with six-month suspension
Also practised for years without SRA authorisation
Monday morning round-up
The top legal affairs news stories from this morning and the weekend
Virtual student event TODAY: Secrets to Success North — with Addleshaw Goddard, Mills & Reeve, Pinsent Masons, Shoosmiths and ULaw
Monday 28 February, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
Simmons launches in Silicon Valley as A&O enters Boston
City outfit opens first US office whilst magic circle player continues expansion across the pond
Mishcon joins initiative to fund refugee lawyers through SQE
Teams up with BARBRI and charity Breaking Barriers
Best of the blogs
Weekly round-up of the top legal blogosphere posts
Russian invasion prompts CMS, Bakers and Dentons to close Kyiv offices
International law firms take decisive action
‘Chief happiness officer’, ‘micro retreats’ and even a 😎 emoji! Clifford Chance partner sets out vision for future in eye-catching manifesto
Tech lawyer Jonathan Kewley is vying to be managing partner of the London office
US and UK law firms announce bumper financial results
Profits soar at Hogan Lovells, Dechert, White & Case and Addleshaw Goddard 📈
Lawyers fail to impress in ‘best lovers’ list
Research places plasterers top for bedroom prowess -- legal professionals finish bottom
14 law firms named on LGBTQ+ employer list
Stonewall rankings recognise businesses efforts to create inclusive workplaces
Will City law firms join the Metaverse?
Where clients go, their lawyers will surely follow...
Virtual student event TODAY: The non-law dilemma — with Bird & Bird, Dentons and BPP
Thursday 24 February, 4pm to 6pm, taking place virtually
Judge uses ‘International Teddy Act 1908’ to help child adopt his teddies
Young boy penned letter to the Family Court of Western Australia 🧸
Judge Rinder to release thriller based on pupil barrister
TV star tells Legal Cheek new book is 'loosely based on truth'
Commercial law firm embraces crypto payments
Gunnercooke gets onboard with Bitcoin
‘I’m a non-law student totally confused by the new SQE’
I want to be a solicitor but I'm unsure what my options are
Hogan Lovells to move City HQ across the road
New digs from 2026